So far this month i have been woken almost every morning by an attack from the beast leaving me suffering in pain and aches most of the day. It seems to be making the left side of my back play up a lot more than usual and i don’t know why. I am getting sharp shooting pains down the left side of the spine right to the base of my back and just behind my left shoulder blade i have a feeling like someone is cutting a line into my back. I can only assume this is the nerve that travels down the back or even a muscle that is causing this feeling.
Each attack starts at the front of the head and face just above the jaw and the eye and travels over the top of the head as it usually does and then into the back of the head just at the base of the neck. This leaves a feeling like the neck is swollen and every time i move it from side to side i get a grinding feeling. I also get the sharp shooting pains appear that start at the neck and travel right down the left of the back down as far as the small lump i have at the bas of my back right next to the spine on the left. I am sure this lump keeps hitting nerves every now and again as even when i don’t have an attack this lump always seems to give me a lot of pain.
The hiatus hernia i have developed since becoming very ill seems to be playing up all the time lately. I have tried to avoid things that can aggravate it such as foods and liquids. I have even elevated my bed for when i sleep so my head is up at an angle to stop any acid reflux during my sleep. All this seems to have done is make my neck a lot worst so last night i decided to lower it again and see if my neck improves a bit and if i can stop getting the attacks in the early hours. Waking up 3 am every morning and unable to go back to sleep is really draining me and making me feel ill and weak all the time.
I need to try and recover a bot and gain some strength back but if this keeps up i just don't know what to do. I have tried having a kip during the day but can’t seem to get to sleep as my body knows that when i sleep i am going to be woken again by the beast so i just can’t win at the moment. I am also getting a strange feeling at the back of my throat the last week or so as if there is something suck there but when i check there isn’t anything there and no sign of any soreness so i haven't a clue what is going on. It feels really strange and sometimes feel as though i am about to choke but nothing comes of it. I am getting some strange things happening but think its really all down to the lack of sleep and tiredness so i really need a way to recharge my batteries. Let’s hope the weather improves soon so i can start going fishing again as that will surely help me to recuperate and recover my strength/
