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Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Mar 6 8:22am | Replies (41)

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I’m sorry for what you are going through Kathy. Nerves and the body are complicated. I hope because your symptoms are very specific they help you and find out what is causing your distressing symptoms. 💜

Thank is what I’ve been wondering myself, if something cervical could be causing some problems.

Back in 2021 they did a swallowing test with X-rays. I could not get the report from the speech dr. When the technologist showed me the action back then she pointed to a bone almost protruding into the neck area/throat. It was my neck. She didn’t comment on it other than pointing it out. I had a bad fall years before and it did damage. I guess it takes time for problems to develop?

Between the swallowing, shoulders etc I hope she does imaging to see where the neck/throat is at. Because the shoulder pain also at times runs down arm causing pins and some numbness in fingers are beneath arm/the underside that comes and goes (thats new too).

Hmmm. A few months before other lower extremity troubles, I had migraines about 18 days out of a month for a few months. I saw a neuro who threw a lot of drugs at me to see what helped. Not to find out what was causing them. I was concerned because when I’d get them it was occasional. This I could not shake. They left like they came suddenly.

I hope you find relief and get answers…feel better 🤗

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I agree that doctors quickly prescribe mediations for symptoms and do not spend time getting to root cause.

I often can't swallow my saliva when I'm in bed. Sometimes I take a drink of water or eat a bite of cracker. I have multiple swallowing issues, beginning with my tongue, which doesn't always move food the way it should. Then there are the sphincters at the top and bottom of the esophagus, both of which don't always open immediately, so food sits there until they decide to open. The rings of cartilage around my esophagus fire at random instead of in sequence.

Recently I had my esophagus dilated, and swallowing has been better. That's the second time I've had it done.

Esophageal dysmotility takes some of the pleasure out of eating, or at the least makes it take a lot longer.

I don't understand why the doctor didn't tell you the test results. Maybe you can press to get them.

Jim