TK, Sorry I'm coming into this so late, but wanted to give you some good hugs.

I've also had the MS hug a couple of times. And for me, it felt like a boa constrictor around my turso. The worst part is it hit suddenly one night, scared me a little. Hubby and I talked about the pain, etc. and decided that it wasn't something we should go to the ER for. (helpful to have around a son of a surgical nurse who grew up reading medical texts, lol).

Found a sitting position that made it felt great, but couldn't fall asleep sitting up. Ugh. That was a rough night for me.

I hope things improve for you regarding this.