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Have Morning Pain Anyone?

Shlay
Shlay
Every morning, when I'm not in a rush, it takes me about two hours to do anything other than be in pain. So I sit at my desk, watch videos, sing, read, write... Just anything to distract myself. Waking up is the hardest part of the day for me. It feels like my spine has been snapped into 6 million pieces. Just felt like sharing.

Does anyone else experience something similar?
gr8ful2b
gr8ful2b
You're ahead of the game Shlay. It takes me 3-4 hours to feel like getting dressed. I'm a dynamo in the afternoon once I get started but the mornings most of the time are a no go.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi Shlay,

Morning is always my worst time of day, and like Dainna, it takes me 3-4 hours just to be able to get going. Even with this SCS in, I had a lot of pain this morning. Oh, and of course, the incisional pain is at it's worse in the morning.

I usually take my meds the moment I wake up and just surf the net until it starts to ease up. This morning was one of my bad days.

Maybe if you're on a ER pain med, it can be increased just for the night dose. Maybe that will help you get through the mornings better. Just a thought....
Sandy
deleted_user
deleted_user
My pain is always worse in the morning, when i wake i nearly have a panic attack thinking of another pain filled day, your not alone with this, i wish you low pain days, susie x
jjcaddell
jjcaddell
It seems like now that's it's cooler, I will wake up with morning pain in my back. It takes some time to get loosened up from sleeping. Then, the worst time for me is mid afternoon for some reason.
Shlay
Shlay
I woke up around 12 and I'm still working on it. I'm scared at the prospect of cleaning my apt because I know it will hurt like hell.