Whoa lotsa helpful stuff, thanks!
Okay so the feeling isn't precisely painful, but I can tell that it's not right. It's like they (the soft tissue around my intestines, up into my lower abdomen) have been squeezed, and are almost regaining their proper shape after I wake up. I don't know if I have sleep apnea, although I have a few of those symptoms. I thought that perhaps not breathing properly while sleeping could cause some sort of "collapse"... I don't know really! Just trying to come up with ideas.
This "crushing" happens just about every morning, regardless of season or other environmental effects. I think it's been happening for a good few years now, say 3-4. I've just learned to ignore it, and it's one of those things I forget to tell my doctor. I have very good access to proper healthcare and a relatively good doctor, so I'll bring this up next time I see her.
I did have asthma as a younger child, but when I began having these new problems one doctor told me I was "misdiagnosed", and another told me I no longer had asthma. I underwent a lot of tests, but due to moving house and some other issues, my breathing problems have never been resolved. My parents blame it ("forgetting" to breathe during the day, having to take very deep breaths all of a sudden) on stress, but I experience these symptoms even when I'm most comfortable (i.e. with my boyfriend, on vacation at the beach, reading a book, etc.) I'm just thinking that if I forget to breathe during the day and I consciously realize it, I might stop breathing during the night, and then be holding my breath, causing some sort of "crushing". I don't know if that makes any sense!!
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Whoa lotsa helpful stuff, thanks!
December 6, 2009 - 2:38pmOkay so the feeling isn't precisely painful, but I can tell that it's not right. It's like they (the soft tissue around my intestines, up into my lower abdomen) have been squeezed, and are almost regaining their proper shape after I wake up. I don't know if I have sleep apnea, although I have a few of those symptoms. I thought that perhaps not breathing properly while sleeping could cause some sort of "collapse"... I don't know really! Just trying to come up with ideas.
This "crushing" happens just about every morning, regardless of season or other environmental effects. I think it's been happening for a good few years now, say 3-4. I've just learned to ignore it, and it's one of those things I forget to tell my doctor. I have very good access to proper healthcare and a relatively good doctor, so I'll bring this up next time I see her.
I did have asthma as a younger child, but when I began having these new problems one doctor told me I was "misdiagnosed", and another told me I no longer had asthma. I underwent a lot of tests, but due to moving house and some other issues, my breathing problems have never been resolved. My parents blame it ("forgetting" to breathe during the day, having to take very deep breaths all of a sudden) on stress, but I experience these symptoms even when I'm most comfortable (i.e. with my boyfriend, on vacation at the beach, reading a book, etc.) I'm just thinking that if I forget to breathe during the day and I consciously realize it, I might stop breathing during the night, and then be holding my breath, causing some sort of "crushing". I don't know if that makes any sense!!
Thanks for your feedback.
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