Lower Spine At the Tail Bone Posted: 05-11-06 10:30am
Hi I am new to this but here goes
i get up in the morning and I can hardly
get out of bed cause my lower back near
the tail bone feels very sore and swollen
until I do finally get out of bed and
relieve my bladder then I still feel sore
but not as much
and it goes away after about an hour of
being up
dr. Said that I have arthritis in my
spine but why is the bottem of it hurts
alot only in the morning and my pain
killers dont work
just_me_too
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disabledcoastie
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 68 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 05-11-06 12:04pm
Sounds very familiar. It is your
arthritis doing this to you, I used to
feel the same way. I went out and
researched mattresses and found one that
supports me properly and it has made a
difference in the amount and quality of
sleep I get. I used to sleep around 1-2
hours and then wake up, go back to sleep
and repeat. Needless to say I was tired,
now I can usually sleep around 4 hours
straight. I do feel better in the
mornings now, I do have the occassional
morning like you described. The only
things I can suggest are, support your
legs while sleeping, use a pillow under
your knees if sleeping on back, or between
the knees if sleeping on side, it relieves
some of the pressure on your hips and ls,
and should help with the stiffness in the
morning. Find a mattress that you like
and supports you well, fwiw I didn't buy
any of the mattresses touted for their
support system, I found one that I liked
and supports me. Good luck and hope you
find some relief.
