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So the mastectomy affected the nerves in the left side of my chest. This was cool, one of the expected side effects. Six months later I had really bad neuralgia in that chest and arm that needed to be ruled out as cardiac - it was not cardiac. It took me a few days to realise oh, wait I could feel something! Then I went back to general numbness.

Cool.

Then the middle of last week I started what felt more like neuralgia again right up til yesterday, several days in and with the pain getting worse I spent 5 hours in Fairfield to have it cleared as being (again) not cardiac or lung related. I was getting three or four different types of pain and right as I got home and had my key in the door at 1am that the word I was looking f
 
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I thought this hadn't posted lmao. Oops. The bit I've cut off with is that it's spasms in the chest and back, but only on the left. Everywhere else is fine.
 
I'm sorry, I hope it gets better soon. That must be very worrying for you. I know from the damaged nerves in my face it can take a long time but the damage does improve slowly.
 
It is the weirdest sensation. Trying to explain it's like someone's putting pressure front and back but it feels nothing like a crush, it gets you some weird looks lol. No amount of pain relief I've tried helps, though. I'm going to have to go back to the GP about that and I don't want to. They always assume you want narcotics.
 
That sounds really unpleasant. Do see your GP if it doesn't ease soon. xx
 
It may sound a bit random but try drinking tonic water regularly. The "tonic" is quinine which has anti spasmodic qualities. When I was pregnant with my oldest I had terrible leg cramps and the doctor recommended it. I'm aware that it's not the same but it might help.
 
The only time I've ever managed to get along with quinine is in Irn Bru. Mmm, Irn Bru.

I don't know for definite that it is spasms but nothing else makes sense. They kept asking if it hurts to breathe and it doesn't, but I find myself catching the pain sometimes when I inhale, kinda like when I broke my ribs. Nowhere near that painful this time though. There's also no twitch, no visible sign it's happening.

And then I got home and the goblins were sulking that they didn't get pellets til 1:15am lol.
 
I didn't know that about irn brew (autocorrect does NOT like that)
Can't drink it though, far too sweet for me 🤢
 
Lorcan said:
The only time I've ever managed to get along with quinine is in Irn Bru. Mmm, Irn Bru.

I don't know for definite that it is spasms but nothing else makes sense. They kept asking if it hurts to breathe and it doesn't, but I find myself catching the pain sometimes when I inhale, kinda like when I broke my ribs. Nowhere near that painful this time though. There's also no twitch, no visible sign it's happening.

And then I got home and the goblins were sulking that they didn't get pellets til 1:15am lol.
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Gin and tonic is the answer 😁 Brits in India invented the g&t to make taking the quinine for malaria prevention palatable. 🍸 cheers!

Sorry about your spasm problems - not fun. Pain relief would only treat the symptoms anyway, I guess what you need is something to relieve the actual muscle spasms - maybe a muscle relaxant would help?
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
Gin and tonic is the answer 😁 Brits in India invented the g&t to make taking the quinine for malaria prevention palatable. 🍸 cheers!
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Vodka works too! And Malibu, according to @Betsy 🤢
Many years ago in my first bar job one of my elderly customers used to neck the gin then put the tonic in the glass 🤣
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
Gin and tonic is the answer 😁 Brits in India invented the g&t to make taking the quinine for malaria prevention palatable. 🍸 cheers!

Sorry about your spasm problems - not fun. Pain relief would only treat the symptoms anyway, I guess what you need is something to relieve the actual muscle spasms - maybe a muscle relaxant would help?
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The only ones I know of would be benzos and I'd rather not. They're not therapeutic for long enough and with my medical history I'm not sure they'd prescribe me any anyway.

fluffysal said:
Vodka works too! And Malibu, according to @Betsy 🤢
Many years ago in my first bar job one of my elderly customers used to neck the gin then put the tonic in the glass 🤣
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Malibu and cherry coke works a treat - for getting drunk anyway. :))
 
I found out by accident because I poured from the wrong bottle lol. Not my absolute preference, I prefer a dark rum, but it worked a treat that night.
 
They're not as severe as they were but they're still going on - spasms that lead tk pins and needles, which is weird to feel. I'm still on the gabapentin, it might be it's finally doing its job with it? Who knows.
 
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