Upper back on fire
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Just commenting....
It comes and goes. Between shoulder blades.
Amazing, as Eileen has commented on the workings of inflammation. Last night (this often happens now) I woke up at the perverbial 2:00 (ish) a.m. time frame, upper back just on fire. I get up, go to bathroom, try to shake it out, and somehow manage to go back to sleep. Then 4:00 a.m.! Awake again! Serious burning back. Ugh...I stretch it a bit, use bathroom...manage to go back to sleep, how I don't know... Then about 7:00 a.m. I awake...no pain.
Interesting huh?
I know others here with PMR mentioned the same area of pain, so I'll assume PMR.
Kind of also wondering if my Pred acid reflux is causing this pain, I'm kind of starting to see a correlation, but jury still out.
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EileenH LayneTX
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"Most heartburn sufferers feel it right underneath the breastbone, but occasionally a "referred" burning is felt in the back between the shoulder blades or in the jaw and teeth."
Shoulderblade pain can also be referred from the gall bladder.
Nefret LayneTX
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LayneTX Nefret
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When I feel my spasm feeling in my esophagus I lie down on my stomach and it stops.
Nefret LayneTX
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I had a very gradual onset of PMR and it began during that time. When it was diagnosed I hoped that it was connected to the muscle pain I was having, but of course it wasn't. That makes it about 17 years ago.
My doctor suspected it right from the start as my symptoms were classic
and I had an endoscopy which showed I had already got scarring from the acid and a barium swallow which I was allowed to watch - it was very clear and I could even see the acid bubbling away underneath the 'pouch' - fascinating.
Hope this helps.
LayneTX Nefret
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Dave-California LayneTX
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It seems to be a common area (the shoulder girdle) for regular pain sensations of different varieties. I seem to be having it fairly constantly - a 'burning' sensation - that seems to be more painful in the late evening and early morning.
i also get the same sensations in the upper bicept area just below the shoulder joints.
Eileen mentioned gall bladder reference - not with me as mine was removed when I was 27 !! also I don't have reflux or any stomach issues.
So I guess it's just one of those wonderful PMR miseries that grab us all in different places, for different reasons and with different ache/pain degress.
Oh well - let's keep on chatting about all this fun !
Dave
Charlieschoc LayneTX
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Tastyron Charlieschoc
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Most of my pain or discomfort these days (coming down from 25
mg to 20mg) is around shoulders and ribs with my collarbone giving me some jip as well. I'd assumed that this was probably to do with the inflammation around where the chest muscles attach to the bones all around that area. Just one more thing to think about I suppose.
Ron
EileenH Charlieschoc
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https://patient.info/doctor/shoulder-examination
so no, the ribs aren't part of it. That sort of pain you describe can often be caused by myofascial pain syndrome - due to the trigger points that form alongside the spine at rib level in this case (also in shoulders and low back). They can be felt as hard knots of muscle fibres and can irritate or pinch nerves causing referred pain into the ribs. It is very common alongside PMR.
I have had it - so it might be my weirdness too
diana21296 Tastyron
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EileenH Tastyron
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The effect of big reductions is called steroid withdrawal rheumatism...
Tastyron EileenH
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To do a 2.5mg reduction would mean cutting tablets in half and if you could see me trying to do fiddly stuff with my fingers ............
So far it is going well, got a few aches and twinges in shoulders and hips but not much more than I had before reducing so am happy to carry on. The next time will be on a 10% reduction.
Regards Ron
EileenH Tastyron
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https://patient.info/forums/discuss/pmr-gca-website-addresses-and-resources-35316
but that is using ONE mg, not 5! If you can't do small reductions now - how will you achieve 10% after 20mg?
In the UK you can get 1mg tablets which make reductions for PMR much less uncomfortable - you need small dose tablets to identify the right dose for you long term anyway. You may be fine at 10mg, far from it at 5mg - but without trying each dose you can't know whether 9mg is your dose or 6mg - and there is a big difference.
And even 5mg tablets will cut with a good pill cutter! It holds the pill for you!
Tastyron EileenH
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Just before Christmas my GP put me on 20 mg. and wanted me to get down to 5 mg within three weeks. Naturally enough, I pretty much ignored him. I had an appt with my rhuemy Jan 4th who upped to 25mg due to shoulder and neck pain. She phoned me to ask how it was going and advised me to cut to 20mg by mid Feb. I have an appt on Feb 22 and need to get another prescription for prednisolone and was going to ask her to prescribe both 5mg and 1mg tablets so that I have more control over my dose. I have read through these forums and knew I was going over the recommended 10% but have been very concious of my body and symptoms and feel/felt that at this time 20 mg sees ok. I realise that it could come back and bite me in the bum but as I am abit of a "bull in a china shop" type naturally, I really do feel that I am being patient regards excecise and meds.
By the way, I am living in Ireland.
Thanks again for your time and apologies to Layne for hijacking his thread.
Ron
LayneTX Charlieschoc
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Now, I'm thinking it was the beginnings of my silent acid reflux. I told doctors, but they didn't care to even go there. I'm pretty upset with them now.
Charlieschoc LayneTX
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I hope we all get the relief we need asap xx
LayneTX Tastyron
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Take care.
Tastyron LayneTX
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