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About once a month, or perhaps once every couple of months, I will wake up with these *severe* mid-upper back pains on one side or the other. They usually involve making it hard to twist or move, and difficult to take deep breaths. They usually go away within a couple days, and I forget about them. This has been happening for quite a while, so I never even questioned it, and figured it was just something along the lines of.. that I slept weird. Which, to be fair, my mattress is crap, and I have… read more
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Members reassured someone experiencing severe, monthly back spasms and lingering rib pain that this pattern is common with fibromyalgia, with... Read more
I have this happen semi often to me due to sleeping on side with arm up, I try not to but like you said one your asleep its anything goes. I use heat, diclofenac cream and see a chiropractor if its not gone in 3-4 days. I am so disappointed in our medical field as they know what fibromyalgia is but don't know how to treat ppl with it. They say its an abnormality in the nerves where it sends strong signals to brain that the pain is x5 its reality.. so i'm told. Basically they look at us like its all in our head so now were the quacks. But I also understand its a deficiency of immune system, so why don't they prescribe zinc and such to build our immune ? I'm researching natural remedies herbs and essential oils and am saying screw the doc and their ridicules prices and lack of emotional or any real support. I will post more of my findings soon.
Hi there, I am a Nurse as well as a fibromyalgia sufferer.I t sounds like you may have pulled your intercostal muscles (between the ribs). It was probably the coughing. With fibromyalgia one of the theories is that our muscles tear easily, and so we are constantly having to heal.Healing takes place when we sleep and it sounds like you really need to get a decent mattress on your bed. I think that would help you more than anything else. Let me know if this is helpful to you. In the meantime try heat and if that doesn't help try ice ok.😊
I have had this all my life...I thought I was just crazy... all the sudden a pain middle of back, hurts to breath, can’t move without sharp pain, I did go to the ER and they did an X-ray and said I have a thoracic sprain....or a small bone fragment has chipped off spine and touching a nerve.
@A MyFibroTeam Member That makes sense. I tried the heating pad the other night and it was pretty helpful. I think I will do alternating between heat and ice and see if that starts making it feel better. Thank you! Hopefully we can get a new mattress soon ;(
Hello new member. To help yourself with your upper back. Take into consideration your daily routine. Is there something your doing all the time thats making your spine work in a way its not use to? Are you hunched over while standing, or laying in bed with your shoulders rolled forward which would make your back hunch and slouchy. Think of the spine and its shape. Try to keep it aliegned(straight, when laying on side). When in bed, you can take a firmer pillow n place it under your elbow(while on your side of course), another pillow between your legs. Try not to force your neck to bend. The objection is to keep your spine aliegned so no pinching is going on,,,from base of skull to toes. When on your back, keep the curve in your neck supported, and try to keep low back curve maintained. Use only neccessary pillows in bed. Give yourself the room you need to move freely.
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