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Posted 11/25/2016 11:17 AM (GMT -5)
I woke up yesterday with a really sore and stiff neck. It's not muscle tension, it's not the creeky neck, and it's not the usual stiff neck you would get from say reading too much or sleeping wrong. (It's funny how you get to differentiate pain now.) It's like suddenly my range of motion is gone. It's painful but difficult to tell where the pain is exactly.

Also noticed that my chest (sternum) makes a cracking noise when I move (new symptom) and swallowing is not painful but it feels different. It feels like my throat is tight but my glands don't feel swollen at all.

Any thoughts? I'm not panicking, just wondering wth is going on now. (I know, I know....Lyme is going on lol)
Posted 11/25/2016 11:21 AM (GMT -5)
I had the sore throat feeling and so does hubby. It is a weird sore throat. You go to swallow and it is kinda sore, but not like any sore throat you have ever had. So, you try and swallow again -- and it is gone?????

Only to return a little later.

Our fix here is warm teas. We try and keep the mucous membranes in our throat as moist as possible to avoid more scratchiness.

If is stays sore for an hour, we resort to warm salt water gargles.
Posted 11/25/2016 12:06 PM (GMT -5)
Could difficulty swallowing be related to a thyroid issue?
Posted 11/25/2016 12:18 PM (GMT -5)
Don't know, Mustard. Good question. My throat isn't sore at all, it just feels tight or swollen, but I can't tell what exactly is swollen.
Posted 11/25/2016 1:52 PM (GMT -5)
A tight or swollen feeling in the throat could be a sign of a malfunctioning thyroid.

Since the issue is accompanied by others, I'd be inclined to think Lyme and Co's.

Upping whatever you're doing to combat inflammation stands a good chance of helping.
Posted 11/25/2016 3:32 PM (GMT -5)
I have the throat thing too. I've been gargling and using acv and I guess it's helping. I have a neck thing too. Not sure it's similar to yours. It's my right side and doesn't really hurt but mostly uncomfortable. Sometimes it feels like the right side of my neck is paralyzed maybe. It's hard to describe.
Posted 11/25/2016 4:56 PM (GMT -5)
I agree, LG. It is very hard to describe. It feels like my neck just seized up somehow. And my throat just feels swollen. I feel like I SHOULD have a sore throat but I don't. Hope you feel better!
Posted 11/25/2016 5:28 PM (GMT -5)
My neck thing always felt like I slept wrong. But, it did not happen after awakening.

So very hard to explain to a person that doesn't have lyme.
Posted 11/25/2016 5:54 PM (GMT -5)
I'm having issues with glands(Lymph) in my head and neck. In my neck I'm having limited range of motion, particularly to the left. Just prior to this I had an unpainful constriction to my throat, causing things like pills and even chewed up bites of food to get hung up and requiring time and several careful swallows of water to move it on down. This little issue has put me off steak eating for a while.

I wasn't sure if this was due to excessive mucus or just constricted throat.

Aside from my neck issues, the tops of my trapezoid(?) muscles are sometimes sore and feel swollen. That began after I had increased my JK tincture dosage and attributed it to a slight herx reaction.
Posted 11/26/2016 10:42 AM (GMT -5)

julymorning said...
I'm having issues with glands(Lymph) in my head and neck. In my neck I'm having limited range of motion, particularly to the left. Just prior to this I had an unpainful constriction to my throat, causing things like pills and even chewed up bites of food to get hung up and requiring time and several careful swallows of water to move it on down. This little issue has put me off steak eating for a while.

I wasn't sure if this was due to excessive mucus or just constricted throat.

Aside from my neck issues, the tops of my trapezoid(?) muscles are sometimes sore and feel swollen. That began after I had increased my JK tincture dosage and attributed it to a slight herx reaction.

I noticed the same thing with food, but only for a day. You're post got me thinking....I couldn't remember where the trapezoid muscle is located, so I looked it up (I'm getting to learn a lot of anatomy now lol). Anyway, I saw a diagram which showed that the trapezoid is connected to shoulder, upper to mid back, AND the occipital area of the head/neck. This could explain our head/neck/throat stuff, right? It's possible that we are experiencing a lot of inflammation in this area which is causing other symptoms, right?

Anyway, I hope you get some relief soon. I apologize, July, for just realizing that you are still suffering with a lot of symptoms. I think I had you listed in my head as someone who was in remission: it's probably just an omen for when you are :)
Posted 11/26/2016 11:56 AM (GMT -5)
Some throat stuff can be attributed to the vagus nerve dysfunction. When mine is going good, I have trouble swallowing and pills and food get stuck, and like Julymorning, I have to be careful to use water and careful swallowing to move it on down. This also happens when I'm overly tired.

And, I've been dealing with a lot of trapezoid muscle issues lately again as well. They come and go for me throughout my infection. Heat and stretching, as well as "working" on it by using a tennis ball, and rolling it around on that area carefully so I don't make myself too sore.
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