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For the last 2 nights, I cant seem to find a position that is comfortable for more than 2 or 3 minutes. Not just my hips/back/neck, but my elbows and hands, knees, ankles and the muscles in my theighs and arches of my feet. Last night I went from the couch to a sleeping bag on the floor to the bed. And tonight I am still miserably uncomfortable.

I finally fell asleep last night out of pure exhaustion.

Usually I dont have so much discomfort once I lay back and relax, but now it seems that laying down just puts more pressure on everything.

When I get like that I usually take a Tylenol PM. That usually does the trick. I've also taken a glass of wine to bed with me. (not with the tylenol).

Hope you get some sleep tonight.
Well I got an hour and a half of sleep. I am working on going back to sleep soon. At least I dont have to work tonight. I have not had this kind of discomfort in about a month.
I have had one of yall tell me not to worry about why I have good days, just be happy that I have them. I know I should be that way. But I have a need to over think everything.

Anyways, I am gripey and fussy and my fingers and toes hurt. I am hoping for more sleep, and hoping that I dont need any strong pain killers...I dont want to take any because I have to get up and get my little boy off of the bus. If I sleep to hard I may not get up.

My husband is supposed to go on second shift soon and then he will be home in the mornings...I wont have this broken up crazy sleep. So for now I will watch lifetime TV untill I can fall back to sleep.
The mornings are the hardest. I hate the mornings getting my daughter to school. That is the worst part of my day. I used to enjoy our mornings together so much, but that has changed. I enjoy her, just not how hard it is to get around.

I have been realizing how much of a dramatic change there has been to my life from this disease. I have really kept a tough face, but every time the pain returns, I have feelings to deal with.

Mentally it is so draining at times. I had some sleepless nights not too long ago. Get some rest as soon as you can. It is the worst to not get the rest you need. It aggravates the pain further, I think.

Pillows, Crunchy, lots of small, moveable pillows. I'm the same way. Everything touching anything hurts. So I manuveur my pillows continously through the night and sometimes switch from the couch to the bed and then back again.

Taking Tylenol before bedtime does seem to help me as well.
Crunchy, I'm sorry you are not sleeping. That is the worst because it makes everything hurt the next day. I have gone through periods like you describe. If take a hot bath along with 2 extra strength tylenols right before I turn out the light, that can help. Have you heard of Comfort Ewe? It is a sheepskin cover that you put between the skeet and matress that can help relieve various pressure points. I have a cheaper version that is shaped like a huge u pillow that I position so I have no pressure points under me. I have fibro and this has really helped me. The other thing I do when all else fails is to get out of bed, wrap myself in a big quilt, and sit in my zero gravity chair with it put all the way back. I'm not having as much trouble with body pain and sleeping(just things like eyes and ears) so now I have one of those foam egg crate tops for the matress which also helps. Feel better. This disease sucks.Where do you get the Comfort Ewe?And, the zero gravity chair.Hi Crunchy, even though the Remicade and MXT have kicked in I'm still uncomfortable starting late afternoon and evening. You described exactly what I go thru. My only relief is to go to bed. I have a temprapedic (sp) mattress and like Deanna several small pillows and a larger pillow to rest my one arm on. Maybe this is part of the remission process for us. Even my clothing binding or pulling too much is irritating. My watch bothers me. Sometimes it's not pain or aches but just downright irritation. Get some small pillows and put under the pressure points. [QUOTE=Deanna]
Pillows, Crunchy, lots of small, moveable pillows. I'm the same way. Everything touching anything hurts. So I manuveur my pillows continously through the night and sometimes switch from the couch to the bed and then back again.

Taking Tylenol before bedtime does seem to help me as well.
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I sleep with about 6-7 of those squishy pillows. They are the best. They shrink to your body and pressure. They are awesome.
I don't have any great suggestions, Crunchy, because when I get like that, I just toss and turn and toss and turn and nothing helps except - and that may just be me - a pair of ear plugs. If I can block out the cats stirring around and the birds outside and the noise of the refrigerator or even the fan, I do better. But it doesn't help how I feel - only helps keep me asleep once I get there.

Well I did go back to sleep, but I didnt get up in time to get my kiddo off of the bus so I had to drive all of the way back to the school to pick him up. I was doing okay, I did dishes and took my shower and then I started to hurt really bad. I took some Tylenol and we went to eat. I swear I felt like I got hit by a bus. It just came on so suddenly that I couldnt even keep my eyes open. I took my daughter to gymnastics and I fell asleep sitting in the chair in the viewing area! I have never in my life fallen asleep in a public place or in a chair.

I didnt go to the store like I planned, I didnt get anything done.
I would strongly recommend that people try these out. You can get them at Wal-mart, Target, Bed Bath and Beyond. They've helped my friends that are not in pain. I should do a Tempur-Pedic commercial
I have one on my bed and it really helps my sore back and hips (I use a pillow between my knees too). I have a separate electric blanket under mine, but you can buy wool underlays with an electric blanket built in too. Here's a link to the type of thing:

http://www.sunbeam.co.nz/products/product_details.cfm?rec_id =476&sec_id=42

Wendy38891.8488541667I wasn't thinking about wool when you said Comfort Ewe (duh). I'm allerigic to wool, but I certainly can check out the cotton ones. Thanks and the foam mattress sounds doable.I cant use wool either, that and feathers make me itchy and funky. But I do want a foam mattress topper and a hot tub and a personal massage therapist.
Maybe it is the weather, Crunchy. When it acts up here, I really hurt while it's building. Fortunately, our weather doesn't change extremes very often.

But I swear I can feel the changes coming in from CA.
crunchy, we're in the same boat. i get that way every night. it's very, very hard to find a comfy spot to fall asleep in. sometimes i start crying & then just get up & come on here or have some chamomile tea which usually knocks me out. but i use a bunch of little squishy pillows also, and it does help. i need 1 under my right arm all the time. the rest i place around me accordingly or push them on the floor. but all night i toss & turn & move the pillows with me. of course, that's hard to do sometimes, but it feels much better to have the pillows than to not have them. give it a try!sigh..we have a saying here, if you dont like the weather, just wait 10minutes....
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