Strange new problem mostly gone!

My problem with putting my left arm in the sleeve of my jacket has almost completely cleared up! It may have been just a combination of worsening Dystonia and insomnia, plus job stress.

Speaking of insomnia, I've been drinking Chamomile tea at night, right before bedtime. If I drink it quickly while it's still hot, I sleep a lot better but I wake up groggy, and with a mild headache. I tried taking one less Zanaflex at bedtime to see what happened, but I slept a lot worse. Now I'll try taking one less Baclofen at night to see what happens. I may get lucky.

The deviation has gotten a lot worse. My head is turned right, pulled forward, and tilted up, and my left shoulder is hunched up if I completely relax and let everything just happen - or if I'm working. It's making work a little more difficult, but I can still manage. The pain is a little worse, but still tolerable. So far. By my next follow-up (mid-January), my Dr will probably ask for more Botox - and I'll probably be ready for it.

Strange new problem

*I posted this on Dec 21 elsewhere*

I've always put on coats with my right arm first. About a month ago, I noticed an occasional problem with finding my left sleeve to put my arm in it. I never gave it much thought. For all I know, it could have been happening for a couple of months, but since it happened so rarely, I hardly noticed it.

A few days ago, I really noticed that I have that problem most of the time. I now have a lot of trouble getting my left arm into a coat sleeve more often than before. Since my Cervical Dystonia causes my head to rurn right, pull forward, and tilt up - and cause my left shoulder to hunch up - I'm wondering if my "sleeve problem" is Dystonia related. I'll ask my Dr at my next follow-up in mid January.

That's all I need - another Dystonia compication! At first, my head just turned to the right. Now it turns, pulls and tilts, and my shoulder hunches. Sheesh! The fun never ends.

As I like to say, Cervical Dystonia may be a pain in the neck, but at least it isn't boring.