Neck Injury

Hello All,

I have a neck injury that doesn't seem to go away, and i figured i'd ask everyones advice.

Yes, i tried the search button. all i found was some kick ass triangle variations and stories about Ryan Hall triangling Lloyd Irvins wife or something.

I'm a blue belt who's been training for about 2.5 to 3 years, the last 10 months of which have been at my current gym. My neck has been fine until i moved to north / central jersey and started training at a gym full of over muscled guidos that counter every move with a death grip headlock.

Normally through out the day, my neck feels slightly stiff, but no single position in particular hurts. when i roll, any time i'm on the bottom i feel alot of pressure in my head. being side mounted is very stressful, and being bottom in full mount is incredibly bad. i almost feel claustrophobic, even when the top guy isn't trying to crush me. i've actually tapped from overweight white belts grabbing onto my head and squeezing.

at night, my poor fiance has to put up with me taking hours of tossing and turning until i find a good position to sleep in. no matter how i lie, my neck feels like it needs to be cracked.

the scariest part, after a week off from training, i felt much better. one night back and same old problem. i'm scared that i'll have to giveup training or something.

I have a doctor appointment next week, but i wanted to get some opinions from some other people who train first.