chest pains, trouble sleeping, please help- update

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Hello all, thank you so much for sharing your experiences and advice! I would

never construe anything here as medical advice, so the disclaimers are

unnecessary, though I do understand your position.

 

Just to update, again last night same problem. I didn't even attempt the

waterbed, went directly to the couch. But I still have immediate discomfort

chest and lower back pain directly after laying down to try to sleep. No

position alleviates. It seems odd that I am fine during the day whether

sitting, walking, or any other form of exertion, but as soon as I lay down to

sleep it starts.... and doesn't go away till morning. Lay down, pain, get up

any time before a full night sleep and pain. There is a bit of lag in the

morning where it still hurts after getting going, but at least not as bad as

laying down.

 

I don't like to do this, but last night I took an excedrin PM shortly before bed

hoping it would knock me out till morning and I could get a good nights rest for

once, and instead of waking up at 1:29am like the previous two mornings I woke

at 4:00 something, so that was progress.

 

I'm going camping in the middle of the woods tomorrow (one of our favorite

secluded sites) and am very worried about sleeping. I have hard enough time

going from a heated waterbed to a 2 " air mattress that leaks. Massive aching

when camping, and now add this chest thing into the equation.... I will

probably take two of the PM's to try to knock out for a decent sleep.

 

Anyway, sorry for rambling, I don't mean to whine, I am just very concerned

about this, and I know the medical field wouldn't have an answer after weeks of

tests... This is a weird scenario can you imagine repeating the above to a

medical Doctor? " My chest pain knows when I lay down to sleep " . " It's after

me! " " My chest hates me! " I don't think so.

 

I do know this isn't something medically wrong, I don't feel that it's that. I

feel it's something else and K is the only other suspect. That or my weaning

off Lortab, but wouldn't those syptoms be constant and not selective?

 

Confusion.

Bill

 

 

 

 

, " Sarita " <sarita1969

wrote:

>

>

> Hi Bill! I have had similar issues over the past several months. It

> continues with new symptoms recently where I can't sleep on my left

> side, only the right. I've also had this bubbling /fluttering feeling

> going through my heart.

>

> I went and had my heart checked just to be sure that there was no

> problem. For peace of mind, I would recommend doing this and then you

> can rest easy in that this is just a part of your K process.

>

> Hope you feel better!

>

> Hugs,

>

> Sarita

>

>

> , 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

> >

>