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Just_me_too

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Joined: 11 May 2006
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Location: Canada
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

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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.
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