Muscles in my neck started bothering me wed. Went to Dr. Thurs. He said I was just having muscle spasms. Gave me tramodol and Meloxicam. By the end of the night I was crying from the pain. By morning I was having a hard time swallowing it felt like the back of my throat was swollen. and the pain and swelling had moved into the front of my neck and throat. Went back to Dr. thurs, Several lymphnodes swollen throughout my neck and right side of thyroid. took x-ray and it showed muscle spasms all over, my esophagus narrowed, and also showed a surgical clip in my thyroid. I had a nodule removed from the right side about five years ago. Didn't know that a clip was placed. Dr. Gave me predrisone and methocarbam. It is now saturday spasms have stopped but still can't move my neck very well, muscles are still very sore and still hurts throat muscles when I swallow. My question is....Can muscle spasms cause all of what just said? Or could it possibly be caused by the clip? I wouldn't think so. But wondering why I have several swollen lymphnodes. I don't have any sickness symptoms. It's just all in my neck and throat and base of my skull.