Extreme pain in right thumb traveling up to my neck...?

Question

Often, ( About once or twice a day) I get this pain under my right thumbnail, that actually makes me jump because it's so sharp and sudden. Then after a few seconds of the pain, this spot on the right side of my neck, under my chin, starts hurting the same way. What on earth could this be?

Answer 1

My first thought was some sort of nerve pain, but it sounds like it could also be a precursor to a heart attack. Even though it's not on your left side I would tell your doc and get a heart work up.

Answer 2

It does sound like a nerve problem.  If this just started recently, it's possible you could be getting shingles there.  I had it along that nerve and I felt a sudden and very intense pain in my right thumb and it went up into my arm.  It wasn't long after the pain started (maybe a week) that the little blister-like rash started breaking out along that area.  And it hurt long after the rash went away.  

Answer 3

you might want to have a doctors do x rays because you could have a nerve trapped or pinched somewhere or a pulled something somwhere and i wouldnt know where to start.. like do you crack you knuckles or neck or back or any of those areas.. thats something you need to check