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its 4 am and I cant get  comfortable enoug to sleep. Does  anyone elseliterallllllly sit there  and feel thefflare coming? It has been coming on for 3  days Iiii know better but cookked ffor 2 days for my guys ffor the holiday and then Iii got my new chair exercise video so diid that ffor 20 minutes. now my right hip and left hand hurt so much  thhhhe loratabs are not even touchiing iiit so tired. I dont know  iif i can stand iiiit anymore

ty  for all the support Doobgirl, I just woke up and read your post, I'm here for ya......a little late but I'm here.  I can relate because I spent 3 years sleeping only a few hours at a time and then up for hours.  It's always the lonliest at night.  Sometimes I can feel a flare coming on and other times it smacks me hard and quick out of nowhere.  It's hard to pace ourselves and for me this is the hardest lesson to learn.  You'd think after all these years I would have learned  but I haven't.  Don't beat yourself up, just sleep when you can and call your doctor today.  Take care.  Lindydbgirl, I'm so sorry...I was up too, but not on the boards.  When I am up with pain I try to distract myself by reading or playing a game or something.  I would have come here if I had known!

 

I know it is hard for our families to see us in pain, but I think they want to do something to fix it and don't know what to do (especially our male family members).  I have tried explaining to my hubby that nothing he can do will "fix it", but there are things he can do that really do make it better, and then I give him specifics, like massaging my hand or sitting with me and holding my hand.  I know sometimes he is afraid to touch because he doesn't want to hurt me more.  So I tell him very specifically... like "could you please rub my foot for awhile, but not near the toes because it's really bad there" and then sometimes I show him how I want it rubbed by rubbing his foot that way.  Then he knows what is ok and what might hurt me.  Then, and this is the important part, I make sure to tell him later (especially if I'm feeling better) that when he rubbed my foot, it really helped and really made a difference.  I understand there are probably times you just want to keep your pain to yourself, but I think it would be helpful for both of you if there are times you can deal with it together.

 

And yes, you shoulda known better!  You have to take care of yourself and not overdo!  Now try to get some rest...I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted. And like Lin said, call the doc.

ty am in between rhemotologists and i wish i could sleep if i could just sleep satanding up in shower i would be good but cant stand that long. pain meds and pred and naproyxen not even touching this one but thank you anyway.hi doobgirl sorry to see your in so much pain.. i dont know how
much pred your on but this can allso keep a person awake..
i know when my ra is busting through the meds,
begins in my chest and i feel really ill
i hope you get some sleep..
Boney
Sorry you are feeling so much pain. Don't ever apologize for coming here to vent- that's what we are here for. Unfortunately it looks like no one was up when you needed us most.

My problem is that I am a male with a 4 year old son.  When he wants to play it is time to suck it up or pray that mommy gets home soon so I can relax.   I work in a manual labor job and lifting heavy items has broken me several times that I just want to go into a corner and be ashamed that I have no physical strenghth.  I sometimes find myself looking at people doing constructions jobs and wonder why can't I do that?  I hate to feel sorry for myself and do not want to appear weak for my family and usually end up making things worse than they need to be.

[QUOTE=Prix560]My problem is that I am a male with a 4 year old son.  When he wants to play it is time to suck it up or pray that mommy gets home soon so I can relax.   I work in a manual labor job and lifting heavy items has broken me several times that I just want to go into a corner and be ashamed that I have no physical strenghth.  I sometimes find myself looking at people doing constructions jobs and wonder why can't I do that?  I hate to feel sorry for myself and do not want to appear weak for my family and usually end up making things worse than they need to be.[/QUOTE]