Just got home from the ER.

I tried to get into see a doctor today, but no one wanted to see me. They said with pain that bad for so long, I needed to go straight to the ER. So I took myself to the ER. They hooked me up with an IV of Toradol and Zofran which did nothing. My pain actually increased while I was on Toradol. They took me for a CAT scan which turned out normal. They hooked me up to morphine and slowly I became pain-free and relaxed for the first time in a week. They don't normally do an MRI unless it is a for-sure emergency, but the doctor really felt it needed to be checked out further because the whole thing was rather baffling (10/10 pain, stiff neck, blurry and double-vision, and ringing ears, all for a week) so he got it approved to do an MRI. That also turned out normal (a relief for sure, but no explanation for what is going on). I got back to my room and was able to lie in complete comfort feeling like I was on cloud 9. I haven't felt so good in a long time. If the pain comes back the next step is a neurologist. I'm just glad I didn't have to do the neurologist before the MRI, because I don't know how long that whole process would take, and at least this way I know nothing needing immediate intervention is going on. Now I am going to go sleep pain-free for the first time in a long time.