FYI I’m almost 37 weeks pregnant.

So last Thursday I woke up with what felt like a kink in my neck. I figured I’d slept wrong and didn’t think too much about it, figured it’d go away on its own. However each day the pain has gotten worse, and I tried massaging my neck but nothing helps. Today when I got up it was worse than ever, I couldn’t turn my head without sharp searing pain down the side of my neck, so I went to my chiropractor to see if she could help. She told me I was having muscle spasms. It’s so bad she couldn’t do my normal adjustments because I couldn’t lay in the correct position without making my neck hurt worse, so she massaged my neck for a good 10 minutes. At first I felt a little better but by the time I got home it was feeling worse than ever. Every little movement is agony, every little jolt from the car sets it off, I can’t use the muscle in my neck at all without terrible stabbing pain. I tried using a tens unit for awhile which seems to help a little but the relief only lasts a few minutes after I stop using it. I can’t take normal painkillers because I’m pregnant and Tylenol barely does anything.

I see my doctor on Wednesday, so I thought I would ask her about it then, but in the meantime what can I do? I need to work because I used all my sick pay from morning sickness and can’t afford to take off yet.

Has anyone ever experienced this?