Interstitial Cystitis (IC) Support Group
Interstitial Cystitis (IC) is a urinary bladder disease of unknown cause characterised by pelvic and intense bladder pain, urinary frequency (as often as every 10 minutes), and pain with urination. It is not unusual for patients to experience nocturia and pain with sexual intercourse. IC is also known as painful bladder syndrome (PBS), particularly outside of the USA.
Hi ladies,
I have been having pain all over my body for a few weeks and my doctor examined me and thinks I have fibromyalgia. Obviously, this on top of IC pain sucks... but even before that, I have just been having problems staying asleep or even falling asleep because of pain.
I learned on this site and my PT confirmed it, that sleeping on your side with a pillow between your knees is the best position for your pelvis and our type of pain. It did help at the beginning but the type of pillows I was using plus this new body pain... forget about it.
So today, I decided to go to one of those Shoppers Home Health Care stores to try some pillows that were made to go between your legs. Yeah... no. They put my legs too far apart which actually hurt quite a bit. So then I decided maybe I would try one of the temper-pedic pillows. Most of them had a ridge and although they were more comfortable than the pillows I had at home... it was not worth the $200 for them. Then I saw one kind that I hadn't tried: The 'ComfortPillow by Tempur-Pedic'. As soon as I put it between my legs, I almost burst out in tears because of the difference it made.
If you have problems sleeping/getting comfortable at night like I do because of your pelvic/lower abdominal pain, I seriously recommend you try some different kinds of pillows and see if there's one that works for you as well as this one works for me.
Take care.
Kat
I have been having pain all over my body for a few weeks and my doctor examined me and thinks I have fibromyalgia. Obviously, this on top of IC pain sucks... but even before that, I have just been having problems staying asleep or even falling asleep because of pain.
I learned on this site and my PT confirmed it, that sleeping on your side with a pillow between your knees is the best position for your pelvis and our type of pain. It did help at the beginning but the type of pillows I was using plus this new body pain... forget about it.
So today, I decided to go to one of those Shoppers Home Health Care stores to try some pillows that were made to go between your legs. Yeah... no. They put my legs too far apart which actually hurt quite a bit. So then I decided maybe I would try one of the temper-pedic pillows. Most of them had a ridge and although they were more comfortable than the pillows I had at home... it was not worth the $200 for them. Then I saw one kind that I hadn't tried: The 'ComfortPillow by Tempur-Pedic'. As soon as I put it between my legs, I almost burst out in tears because of the difference it made.
If you have problems sleeping/getting comfortable at night like I do because of your pelvic/lower abdominal pain, I seriously recommend you try some different kinds of pillows and see if there's one that works for you as well as this one works for me.
Take care.
Kat
I always use a pillow between my knees when I can't sleep because I used to have back pain. My roommate use to just becasue she hates her legs to touch.
Regular body pillows always worked for me. I got one at Target for $20 and they're reasonable at Walmart or Ross and similar stores.
Softness has become something I crave! Can't have enough pillows :) I also look for the softest sheets - and blankets that aren't friction...but soft ;) This is a good tip - thank you.
Thanks for sharing! I've been sleeping with a pillow between my legs for a long time and like you, I also noticed a difference. My PT recommended it. I'm not sure how but it feels more comfortable to sleep. I'm sorry to hear that you may have Fibromyalgia also. I'm glad that your pillow helps you and I hope you start to feel better soon. :)