Abdominal muscles affected?

I have similar issues with my abdomin also. I had a total hyst 11 months before my paralysis started, and it is still totally numb and feels really weird. I can stand or walk and feel the muscles on the inside jumping and spazming like crazy. As a matter of fact last night I even mentioned it to my hubby, and as I stood next to him it went bizerk, like there was an alien punching from the inside out.:eek: I’m just hoping it is the nerves refiring after the last 3plus yrs.
As long as a major nerve wasn’t damaged during your lap, you should recover in a few months. 3 weeks really isn’t that long to be totally recovered if you think about it. I know my body takes what seems to be 3 times longer to heal or get over things as compared to others. Be patient, and also be aware of any problems that come up. Take care.

I am almost nine weeks frm first symtoms. I have what feels like an inertube around my chest . When I go to bed and move about my ab muscles contract or I should say buzz. At first it was just a numbness , now its a buzz. I can feel a six pack forming from all the contracting.I dont know what is normal.
Ron

I have occasional spasms in the left abdominal quadrant. In addition my entire abdominals are tight and I feel a significant pulling/stretching sensation when I extend my trunk. It is a strange sensation and weird. I am guessing it obviously has to do with the changes that occurred in the nerves that innervate the abdominals. I am over a year from my onset.

The short answer is Yes! I don’t want to discourage you, but I am 13 yrs. post GBS and I still get horrible spasms under my right rib cage. They were there before my gallbladder came out. Sometimes, I can’t breathe for the pain but if I can get my arm above my head, and then take some deep breaths it will work itself out. The disconcerting thing is that I’m starting to also feel it in my back when it happens ~ but maybe that just means the nerves are starting to heal more, so I feel more. It’s a thought 😀 You know, try to see the positive side . .
Just remember, your body’s communication system has been “hurt” and any thing can happen including unusual or just plain strange residuals! Click on the search menu and type in residuals. Just a couple of months back we had a very long thread that everyone contributed to. Wow, it’s an amazing read!!

Don’t panic and good luck on feeling better by Christmas (you didn’t mention what year ~ ha 😀 )

I have CIDP and also have abdominal muscle spasms, in fact, they got me up a few minutes ago. It hurts to eat, drink etc. and they’ve been in spasms for months now. 🙁

Iowagal wrote [QUOTE]I had laprascopic gall bladder surgery 3 weeks ago and had some of this going on before the surgery.[/QUOTE]

I had such surgery in mid-February 1993 and then a calcaneal spur in my left heel treated in late May.

It was from late June 1993 that I became aware of something wrong in my feet like sprains but with unusual feelings. It’s in ‘My PDN Story’ on my site listed below.

Have often wondered whether a stray antigen got to my peripheral nerve chain during one of those ops. In development time terms probably in the February surgery?