So much for a pain free bank holiday! I was hoping that with the weather being warmer i wouldn’t have so many attacks but unfortunately the weather decided to change and bring a low pressure front not only bringing rain and wind but also the beast along with it causing me attack after attack. The beast has been waking me up in the early hours normally from around 2.30 to 3am with some very nasty attacks leaving me to stay awake all morning feeling like a zombie as it is almost impossible to get back to sleep once the attacks have started for the day. Even with my injections taking care of the worst attacks i still find myself struggling to cope and in pain all the time.
My back has really been playing up something rotten and causing me sharp pain up and down the spine on the left side again. Each time i move i get the sharp pain shoot up and down the back and also across the bottom of my back and into my bum cheeks. I don’t know where this pain comes from and can only guess its from the same problem that i have been getting in the neck. Something seems to be trapping in the neck causing not only the attacks to appear but also causes my back to go to sleep or become numb across the top of my back between the shoulder blades. It actually feels like the entire back has gone to sleep and i get pins and needles across the back as it comes back to life.
What is going on with the back and the neck i haven’t a clue but i do know it is definitely something to do with the neck as my neck has been cracking for the last couple of days. What i mean by cracking is that when i move my neck quickly from side to side i get a grinding sensation along with the bones clicking. This is caused by air trapped between the bone joints and is worrying when it happens. There has been a few times where the neck has cracked so hard that i thought i had broken my neck and was scared to move for a while until the ache had gone away. This normally happens first thing in the morning after a nights rest where i must lay funny or moving during my sleep aggravates it.
Thankfully i have an appointment to see my doctor tomorrow morning and will have to bring this up with her as i feel i have enough problems for now and i don’t want any more to add to the list. I am slowly getting better with regards to my bowels and wind problems and my attacks are slightly under control and has improved compared to what they used to be like. The last couple of days i have had a feeling like there is something trapped at the back of my throat and no matter what i try i can’t seem to get rid of it. I have tried gargling mouth wash and eating dry toast but there is still something there making me feel like i am about to gag at any moment. I may have scratched the back of my throat with something and that would explain the funny feeling but i better get it checked by the doctor before it turns into something else and i end up with problems.
I am still getting food trapped when i eat and also water or liquid when i drink. It’s like you try and swallow but the throat just won;t open and you feel like you are about to choke. Then after a while massaging the chest, rubbing from the throat down, it suddenly opens and the liquid or food will suddenly go down with a pop. The specialist i am seeing for my head has referred me to another specialist for an endoscopy to take a look at what is going on and why it is doing it. I am hoping its not a long wait and i can get it done soon as it does worry me a little. For the time being i am just being careful what i eat and making sure i chew all my food properly so that is passes easily, not that it makes much difference as even water traps there. Fingers crossed it’s something silly that can be solved with a little medication.
