Re: morning pain and stiffness.

[Guest guest]

Hello Jen,

Yes. That's why I do stretching in bed before rising and again in the shower

with warm relaxing water flowing on my back. These are the optimum times to

stretch and limber up as the loads have been off of your back and legs while

sleeping.

EdM from NH

[Guest guest]

This is a daily complaint for me. Makes it hard to get out of bed but, staying

in bed is painful too )

I kind of walk stiff-legged to stretch muscles that have pulled together during

the night. My orthopedic surgeon wants me to

wear night splints, which I've tried many kinds, but I end up ripping them off

sometime

during the night because they cause pain too.

I stagger to the kitchen, take my pills (Provigil, Ultracet, Lyrica), make

coffee, and sit and wait for the medicines to

kick in!

[Guest guest]

About the morning.

Jeff gives me my pain medicine an hour and a half before I get up. It hurts so

bad to get to the bathroom, so this way it's not as bad.

QUICK KIND OF FUNNY STORY...Ladies, we always complain about men not putting

down the seat, well...Jeff does the opposite....he put's it ALL the way down and

the other night I had to go and when I do, I have to hold on to the towel bar.

So, when I did at 3 a.m., I had to lift UP the seat and when trying to sit down,

I hit my tailbone on the corner of the sink and almost went through the roof!!

So now I don't only have my regular back pain, when I cough or even stand up

it's a killer...lol....(not that funny, really)

Oh yeah, and I do stretch also.

Take care everyone,

(from the keys)

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen,

I too have morning difficulty. When the weather is cold or rainy it's worse. I

have been using a heating pad on my ankles (it seems to help some). Also, I use

a bathtub with spa jets. I get the water

as hot as I can tolerate. My husband helps me in and out of the tub but it is so

worth it. I hope this helps.

[Guest guest]

hey yea i experience it to. it doesnt hurt when i stay in bed but when

i step down it hurts. sometimes the pain is to unbearable so i have to

sit down. it usually happends when i don't sleep with my AFOs.