I believe I mentioned the myoclonic spasms. They occur in bunches anytime my body relaxes. For example, at bed time, or lying down watching TV, or reading a book sitting up. Some can be quite violent, lifting my head off the bed a couple of millimeters when the spasm occurs in my neck. Others are just rather amusing. They cause an arm or a leg or, as I said, my neck, to suddenly twitch as if I have received an electric shock and they occur without warning. I have between 3 and 7 per session. They never occur when I am doing something, only when I am relaxing. Everybody has had one at some time, usually just as you are falling asleep and you are literally jerked out of your reverie.
The muscle spasm has been around for 4 days now. I can't remember hurting myself and from what I have read, muscle spasms can occur anywhere on the body of a PwP. It is very bothersome and can really hurt at times. Its severity is the same today as when it first occurred so I think that cancels out an injury. Heat helps and fortunately, we are suffering from a mini ice age here, so I do not get too hot lying on a heating pad. It certainly curtails my activities.
I also have a slight pull in my groin, but it is the result of activity. Whenever that happens it reminds me of watching Rita Rudner on TV. She is a funny lady. She said,"I got kicked out of ballet school because I pulled a groin muscle. It wasn't mine."
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