Re: Re: Spasms and other symptoms

[Guest guest]

Thanks. I will try to test to see if there are any rattles in the chest.

I do get spasms from my arthritis but they occur in a different area and don

t usually respond to the water trick. I have to resort to ibuprofen for

those. This weather has been making it act up lately, on top of working more

hours. It's good to know that the sore muscles are probably just the result

of overworking those muscles. I have been more tired lately but have

attributed that to being woke up due to spasms.

S

-- Re: Spasms and other achalasia symptoms

Your last paragraph might (and I stress might) sound like walking pneumonia.

Often you think you are fine. For myself I test it by trying to push out

all the air from my lungs and listen for rattles in my chest. Push really

hard, using all your muscles to get the last air out. It might vibrate and

sound like wrinkling paper. If you put your hands over your lungs or have

someone hold their hand on your back you might feel the vibration.

If it is, an antibiotic cleans you up pretty quickly. You might feel tired

and have night sweats, but there aren't often runny nose or sinus issues.

Your arthritis might be confused with spasms. I have arthritis in a thumb

and now, thinking about it, it is a very similar pain.

Let us know.

Sandy

>

> The more I read about other people's spasms I have started to realize that

> mine have changed over the last several months. It used to start as a kind

> of pain in the back of the throat that progressed to pain in the jaw and

> ears. Then it had become an intense muscle spasm in my right side which

> radiates into the jaw and ears. The pain in the ears is an intense burning

> sensation. These result in nausea if not treated immediately. For the last

> few days I have had a constant twinge and tight feeling in my back on the

> right side. It feels if the slightest movement will result in spasms. I am

> being awakened several times a night by the pain radiating into the jaw. I

> drink slightly warm water and then it stops but within an hour it starts

> back up again. I do have arthritis of my shoulder and neck on the right

side

> and don't know if the spasms are making those muscles more tender feeling

or

> not. I do sleep with my head elevated by a couple of big pillows.

> Has anyone else noticed a similar pattern with spasms increasing in

severity

> over the course of the disease.

>

> For me cold soda causes pain in the chest. I feel like a giant air bubble

is

> trapped. If I drink warm soda it isn't as bad.

>

> Over the past several months, I have found that it is difficult to take a

> deep breath without feeling like a coughing fit will result. I also have a

> heavy feeling in my chest similar to what you get with a chest cold but

> without all the cold symptoms. I do have seasonal allergies but don't know

> if that is the cause.

> Has anyone else had this problem?

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have found the cause of the heaviness in my chest. I have a cold started

and I also have seasonal allergies which have flared up due to the extreme

changes in weather we have been having lately. Another thing is on top of

the arthritis, I have strained the muscles in my upper chest and shoulder

areas from lifting too many heavy items at work. Thank goodness it wasn't

walking pneumonia.

S

-- Re: Spasms and other achalasia symptoms

Your last paragraph might (and I stress might) sound like walking pneumonia.

Often you think you are fine. For myself I test it by trying to push out

all the air from my lungs and listen for rattles in my chest. Push really

hard, using all your muscles to get the last air out. It might vibrate and

sound like wrinkling paper. If you put your hands over your lungs or have

someone hold their hand on your back you might feel the vibration.

If it is, an antibiotic cleans you up pretty quickly. You might feel tired

and have night sweats, but there aren't often runny nose or sinus issues.

Your arthritis might be confused with spasms. I have arthritis in a thumb

and now, thinking about it, it is a very similar pain.

Let us know.

Sandy

>

> The more I read about other people's spasms I have started to realize that

> mine have changed over the last several months. It used to start as a kind

> of pain in the back of the throat that progressed to pain in the jaw and

> ears. Then it had become an intense muscle spasm in my right side which

> radiates into the jaw and ears. The pain in the ears is an intense burning

> sensation. These result in nausea if not treated immediately. For the last

> few days I have had a constant twinge and tight feeling in my back on the

> right side. It feels if the slightest movement will result in spasms. I am

> being awakened several times a night by the pain radiating into the jaw. I

> drink slightly warm water and then it stops but within an hour it starts

> back up again. I do have arthritis of my shoulder and neck on the right

side

> and don't know if the spasms are making those muscles more tender feeling

or

> not. I do sleep with my head elevated by a couple of big pillows.

> Has anyone else noticed a similar pattern with spasms increasing in

severity

> over the course of the disease.

>

> For me cold soda causes pain in the chest. I feel like a giant air bubble

is

> trapped. If I drink warm soda it isn't as bad.

>

> Over the past several months, I have found that it is difficult to take a

> deep breath without feeling like a coughing fit will result. I also have a

> heavy feeling in my chest similar to what you get with a chest cold but

> without all the cold symptoms. I do have seasonal allergies but don't know

> if that is the cause.

> Has anyone else had this problem?

>

>