I am treated at Mayo in Jacksonville. I have severe Crohn’s and MAC. I’m on Remicade for the Crohn’s. I’m on the three antibiotics for MAC. I have been being treated since being hospitalized in December, and I am still growing MAC. I work full time as a teacher. For the last few months, any anxiety that is sudden causes severe muscle spasms in my mid/upper back. I am wondering if this is related to the MAC, especially because it is right behind my lungs. Does anyone else have this, because I never had it until I got sick. I would describe the pain as a ten on a one to ten scale, but once it is over it doesn’t come back until something scares me again. It is very disruptive at work, because it means I cannot defend myself
in a stressful situation, due to the pain. My job is very stressful, and I need to be able to react. I was never like this until I got sick. As I understand it, applying for disability has no guarantees of qualifying , and I cannot afford to be out of work for the required time limit before applying anyway. Thank you all If you can share any personal experiences with this, and please share what helped you, if anything.