Re: Crushing Pain?

[Guest guest]

I am not sure - but this kind of happened to my daughter over the weekend but

last for a few hours - her pain was from her upper tummy and went to the middle

of her shoulder blades - then she threw up bile - we are going to get into a

doctor to ck out her gallbladder.....not sure if this helps.......

Diane

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From: SteveH <steveh_19@...>

Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 7:08:10 AM

Subject: [ ] " Crushing " Pain?

 

In the last couple of weeks my wife has reported having a " crushing pain " -

" Like an iron hand on her chest and another on her back, suddenly squeezing

really hard and taking her breath away - she had to lie down and ride it out for

what seemed to be 5 to 10 minutes - and then it was like it never happened " .

Has anyone experienced anything like this? (She's had Lyme since May of 2008.)

[Guest guest]

I used to get this several times a month. Interestingly, it seemed to only

happen a few minutes after taking my morning meds. At the time I was on mepron,

plaquenil, cipro, and zithromax. It literally felt like I was being crushed

under a gigantic weight. Thankfully most of the time I was already sitting on

the couch, because once it hit it was extremely difficult to move anything. I

wondered at the time if it was a sudden and severe drop in blood pressure. Still

think that might have been the case, though I never could 'catch' the low BP

reading. (Probably because while I was in the throes of being crushed I couldn't

exactly lift the cuff, slip it on, adjust it, and hit the button to take a

reading...)

Chris

born with Lyme and bartonella, probably picked up the babesia from a 2003 tick

bite

In the last couple of weeks my wife has reported having a " crushing pain " -

" Like an iron hand on her chest and another on her back, suddenly squeezing

really hard and taking her breath away - she had to lie down and ride it out

for

what seemed to be 5 to 10 minutes - and then it was like it never happened " .

Has anyone experienced anything like this? (She's had Lyme since May of 2008.)

[Guest guest]

I would get it checked out by a doctor to make sure it's not heart related, just

in case.

June

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> In the last couple of weeks my wife has reported having a " crushing pain " -

" Like an iron hand on her chest and another on her back, suddenly squeezing

really hard and taking her breath away - she had to lie down and ride it out for

what seemed to be 5 to 10 minutes - and then it was like it never happened " .

>

> Has anyone experienced anything like this? (She's had Lyme since May of

2008.)

>

[Guest guest]

Get her to an ER or cardiologist ASAP. I'm not a doctor, but it sounds like

a heart attack to me.

On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:08 AM, SteveH <steveh_19@...> wrote:

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> In the last couple of weeks my wife has reported having a " crushing pain " -

> " Like an iron hand on her chest and another on her back, suddenly squeezing

> really hard and taking her breath away - she had to lie down and ride it out

> for what seemed to be 5 to 10 minutes - and then it was like it never

> happened " .

>

> Has anyone experienced anything like this? (She's had Lyme since May of

> 2008.)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Espohogeal spasms cause a feeling like that, it can be be very painful and

scary. There was a brief article in a past issue of Lyme Times about Lyme

effecting the Vagus nerve. You can search the archives on the CALDA site. It

mentions some other symptoms that can be caused by Vagus nerve involvement.