can you describe your symptoms

Not sure what they mean by fb in your chest? But it could be costochondritis (sp?). This a fairly common fibro related inflammation of the cartilage between where your ribs attach to your sternum. I get it from time to time and it can feel like an elephant is sitting on your chest and make everything in that area feeI tight. I usually have to take a Medrol dose pack (steroids) to get rid of it. Not saying that is what you have but just something similar sounding to my experience. I hope it gets better soon whatever it is.

When I have a bad flare the muscles in my throat aches and sometimes have stabing pain. That's one of the tender points for Fibro. Try putting heat are a cold back on it. I also have rubbed BioFreeze or Icy Hot on it. It helps.

Hope you feel better soon

Tou may want to see a Endocrinologist for your thyroid and a Otolaryngologists (ENT-Ear nose & throat) for your throat.

I have had a problem with a raspy vocie, hoarseness, along with pain and a tight feeling. Since I have thyroid issues I have already been seeing a Endocrinologist and just saw a ENT to check my throat. (Since I have a large family of nodulars growing and having a good ol time on my thyroid we wanted to make sure the throat was clear and not effected by my happy family).

Benign non-cancerous growths on the vocal cords are most often caused by voice misuse or overuse, which causes trauma to the vocal cords. These lesions (or bumps) on the vocal cord(s) alter vocal cord vibration and lead to hoarseness.

Also Excessive tensionin the neck and laryngeal muscles, along with poor breathing technique during speech leads to vocal fatigue, increased vocal effort, and hoarseness.

The ENT gave me a all clear but ordered a blood test to rule out one other thing and said I may have GERD. Since I have had no signs of acid reflux since my first pregnacy 24 years ago...I was taken aback, but after reading more on acid refleux and throat problems I found that Reflux of stomach juice into the throat can cause a variety of symptoms in the esophagus (swallowing tube) as well as in the throat. Hoarseness (chronic or intermittent), swallowing problems, a lump in the throat sensation, or throat pain are common symptoms of stomach acid irritation of the throat. Please be aware that LPRD can occur WITHOUT any symptoms of heartburn and regurgitation that traditionally accompany gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Chronic laryngitis can also be caused by acid reflux disease, or by exposure to irritating substances such as smoke, and by low grade infections such as yeast infections of the vocal cords in people using inhalers for asthma.

So I am waiting for the test to come back and thinking I'll be adding a new pill to my daily mix "one for the tummy".

Not sure if this is your issue, but like everything else we need to see a long line of Doctors to rule out what it might be.

Hugs,

SueBee

Wow it was great to see this post! Sometimes I get my throat spasms and they really hurt and can spread to my ears and jaw. Sometimes it can go on for quite a while. I didn't know this was a tender point in fibro.

I too have voice problems and problems swallowing at times, I did not know this could be caused by fibro either. Guess I will start taking pepcid ac on a regular basis and see if that helps-Thanks for the info!

Acid reflux can cause those problems also. I blame mine on that when it gets out of hand.

Something doesn't sound right. It sounds like your doctor needs to refer you to a GI Specialist. Just my opinion. Let us know the outcome

I thought of something else, how do you sit at your pc? Do you lean forward straining your neck and chest? Try sitting up straighter and adjusting your monitor screen.

Thanks for all the helpful info. I just had my thyroid checked and they said it was normal. Interesting to hear about a raspy voice at times because i get that alot. I avoid my doctor as much as possible because he never believed I had fibro. in the first place, It took a specialist to make a phone call to him to convince him. I only go when symptoms become unbearable.

My voice trembles now, and I sound like I'm 90 years old. Don't know if it's fibro. Swallowing is hard at times, too. and I am afraid of choking. Maybe it's the ss. They seem to have the same problems.

Hard to know. Hope research finds out about fibro before I die. My dad had it too, much worse than mine. No help at all. I find a cpap helpful for better sleep and I take Xyrem for deep sleep, which I cannot get on my own. Wishing you a good new year of better health.