chest pains, trouble sleeping, - Bill

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Hi Bill, I am sorry to hear of your discomfort.

 

I had a water bed for years and it was the best thing and then suddenly, it

wasn't supportive enough. I changed to an air bed. It fits in my waterbed

frame. I put an egg crate piece of foam on top of it so that it is not cold. I

swear by the Aero bed " premere " . Here is the link:

http://www.thinkaero.com/category/1/store_ProductCategory.html They are like a

poor man's number bed as they have an auto inflate or deflate button. They have

cells inside so you don't sag. I don't know if this will help or not, but I

love mine so much that I couldn't resist mentioning it.

 

I hope you are feeling better,

Pat

 

, Bill <astronutski

wrote:

>

>

> I have been experiencing some uncomfortable pressure/pain in the area of my

sternum for the past several days.

>

> I constantly feel as though I need to take a deep breath as my breathing has

become rather shallow. You know how sometimes you feel the urge to take a

really, really deep inhale to expand your chest/lungs, and then there is a great

relief? Well, that is exactly what I'm talking about, but I get that urge/need

about twice a minute.

>

> This is new, the past two nights I have tried to sleep, almost as soon as I

lay in bed my chest begins to hurt pretty bad, like it's being crushed, and the

sternum area is very sensitive. I have managed to fall asleep both nights

around 11:00pm and both nights I woke at 1:29am. The first night I lay awake

for an hour or more with this pain bothering me, and eventually fell asleep.

Last night I moved out to the couch and fell asleep there.

>

> I have been trying to ween myself from my pain meds (back) although I've never

had chest problems/pains. Last night I took a dose at 1:30 after getting up and

some Tums (having a lot of upset stomach problems too) and fell asleep

relatively fine.

>

> I do not know what to expect tonight, it seems there is no position that is

comfortable, on my back or either side, or a twisting combo of the two. I've

tried everything but standing on my head. This is in my waterbed that I've had

for 10+ years and absolutely love, can't live without. Now all of a sudden it

seems to aggravate me. Don't know if it's the bed or me.

>

> and others: Have you any light to shed or advice to offer?

>

> Thank you very much,

> With humble appreciation,

> Bill

>