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Originally Posted by rei  thanks joelr. if anything the leg soreness is worse than the backache. actually you could say my legs feel like i've been doing too many squats.
i'm glad you ended up getting treatment for your condition, and i'm admittedly glad i can logically rule out that lung problem for my own situation.
strange to have a cold with no sniffles but better a cold than the flu. |
Yeah I went to the hospital with a bad backache that was constant for 2 days. I was hoping to get some pain killers, I sure got those, 5 days of morphine and ativan and 2 weeks of take home dillaudid. Of course the down side was I had to stay in the hospital for those days and I had a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in lung) which is often fatal at any point up until blood thinners get in your system. Yikes! I'm fine now anyway, my lung is back in good shape.
I had NEVER heard of or thought back pain could mean that. I was 36, it can happen to any age group. I wish I had known because I took a risk waiting 2 full days!
So anyone reading FYI, persistent backaches that feel muscular but don't respond to stretching might warrant a E.R. visit. Health/fitness play no factor. Another symptom is deep breaths causing pain and shortness of breath.
Teddy Bruski from the Patriots football team had the condition from a long plane ride to Hawaii. His clot skipped the lung/heart system because of a hole in his heart and went on to cause a stroke. He's fine now.
Anyway, your cold may have settled somewhere else besides your sinuses which are a common breeding ground for colds but not the only place they can reside. It is a weird feeling. The leg pain = ?