Chris--trouble swallowing

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I believe trouble swallowing can be a common symptom of polymyositis. I had it

and have heard of

others too. In fact, when I have a flare that's what starts. I had never

thought of the esophagus

as a muscle but learned that too!! In fact, it was one of my first symptoms but

I didn't know it at

the time.

There is a trick you can try: hold chin to chest as much as possible, clear

your throat several

times, hold your breath and swallow a couple times. It might do the trick.

My muscle biopsy was in my forearm just below the elbow.

Lelia