My "Strained Neck" Was Really a Deadly Infection

I should have listened to my gut and not my doctors

Right before Memorial Day weekend in 2014, my doctor said I had a strained muscle in the left side of my neck. My gut told me it was something more. But like most of us, I trusted my doctor's diagnosis. Two days later the pain worsened, though, and I consulted another doctor who also diagnosed me with a strained neck.

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