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Originally Posted by krank
I'm wondering if anyone is having problems swallowing food due to the RSD spreading internally? I also have another sort of stupid question ( please forgive me). If a person receives spinal epidurals isn't that a risk of the RSD spreading to that area? As far as the swallowing issue, I have a very tough time swallowing food that is dry. Such as chicken or any other meat. It seems to get stuck right at the bottom of my throat and it doen't want to go any further, down or back up. Thank you  |
Hi krank,
I have had a problem swallowing properly since I was Diagnosed. I never thought of it being from an epidural. My RSD is upper extremety and have had may stellate blocks and I do have some back problems and have had epidurals. My problem is the same but instead of having that feeling of nothing going down I just eat very slow. Eating slow in a way is a help, it helps you eat less for some reason. When you eat slow you fill up quicker.
I try and look on the positive side.
I wonder if I started having this problem because of the stellate blocks because they started as soon as I was diagnosed and then the swallowing started, hm....
Gabbycakes