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Eccles, UK

Hi three questions to ask
Do you know why am always walking into things even door frames. It's like I don't see them or I forgot how wide something is..

Also does anyone fall over a lot for no reason just walking one minute on the floor the next.

Do you know why when I am sat or lay down my neck at the front feels like it's being pushed in or there is something around it? Do I keen to worry about the big c only I have fat on my liver need to go n have more test n see why problems with liver.

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February 22, 2017
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Members rallied around someone asking about walking into things, unexplained falls, and a choking sensation in their neck, with many sharing... Read more

Members rallied around someone asking about walking into things, unexplained falls, and a choking sensation in their neck, with many sharing they experience the same frightening symptoms due to fibromyalgia affecting balance, spatial awareness, and muscle function throughout the body. Several members described practical strategies that have helped, including physical therapy for balance issues, using a cane or walker on unstable days, chiropractic care, and vertigo exercises, with one member noting their falls decreased from five or six times daily to only occasional after treatment. A recurring theme was frustration with doctors who dismiss concerns or offer only vague wait-and-see advice, paired with the reassurance that these symptoms, while alarming, are common in fibromyalgia and worth advocating for proper evaluation and support.

A MyFibroTeam Member

I had alot of problems with balance and was forever walking into things and landing on the floor for seemed like seemingly know reason. The pain clinic I go to refered me to physical therapy where it was discovered I had a terrible balance problem. After some physical therapy and I also chose to go to a chiropractor my balance problem is better. I still run into things I still land on the floor but it is occasionally instead of five or six times a day and I can walk without a cane except on very bad fibro days.

February 22, 2017
A MyFibroTeam Member

The first two questions seem to be answered so I won't rehash that, but throat closure is common for me. It's like I'm being strangled and cannot swallow. Or that it has closed up. I have times when I forget how to swallow and often food jams in my throat. I was advised that since fibro effects all muscles and disrupts the signals your esophagus will also be affected by this condition causing this sensation. Any new symptom should be checked out though. Xx

February 23, 2017
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes I walk into things and get bruises and don't know how they got there.I don't actually fall over but my legs just go like jelly and I can't move them.

February 23, 2017
A MyFibroTeam Member

@A MyFibroTeam Member yes I get horrible hoarse sore throats. It drives me mental and I sound like Marge Simpson sisters xx

February 24, 2017
A MyFibroTeam Member

Thank you to you all for taking time to answer

February 23, 2017

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