Pain when lying down

[Monkey1962]

I have agonising pain in my ribs and back when I've been in bed for a few hours. I start off feeling comfortable but wake frequently through the night in agony. If I try and move the pain is even worse but it hurts too much to stay in the same position. Does anyone else have this problem?I got a new mattress 6 mths ago in the hope it would help but it hasn't.😩

[Yassytina FMA UK Volunteer]

Morning, I do have too turn frequently as I get very stiff, good mattress as well , I do sometimes get up and stretch abit and try go back too sleep, heat tends too help me so the hot water bottles come out even when it’s warm , last nite I had the fan one side as it was a hot evening and couple hot water bottles (bit of a mixture) today I’ve rubbed ibuprofen in places as sore and uncomfortable, laters a good soak with some Epsom salts in the bath. Broken sleep is horrid so I feel for you x

[Dinkie]

I've not slept in a bed for years. Can't do it as it is way too painful, the only way for me is a riser/recliner chair but even then the maximum amount of sleep is 4 hours. Sorry I can't be more positive. I use biofreeze gel, tens machine, epsom salt baths. It's trial and error to see what may work for you.

[Yassytina FMA UK Volunteer in reply to Dinkie]

Hello Dinkie, I hope you are ticking over , 4 hours is not a lot for you , yes the bio freeze /ibuprofen and lots of supply of Epsom salts (when it’s on offer I get a few more bags) I woke up this morning felt like a combination of the Tin woman that had been run over by a tractor 😩, wish I had a magic button for us all , how are you doing with the extreme heat ? Xx

[Dinkie in reply to Yassytina]

Hi there Yassytina, I am bumbling along as usual. I hate the heat, I have to have prescription cream and factor 50 at all times between March and November🙄🫤 some weird skin problem which makes me ultra sensitive to UV. Even wearing clothes hurts. It's a real problem with work uniform so I just have shirts a couple of sizes too big in the hope it doesn't hurt too much.

I know that run over by a tractor feeling really well as most fibro folk do☹️ Doesn't matter what time of year fibro always likes to give us something to keep reminding us it's there. I'm hoping it will rain today so that I don't have to drag myself out to water the garden. I'm under strict instructions from the grandchildren not to let their strawberries and sunflowers die😁 They are away at the moment and I have to send photos so they can see how much the plants have grown.

[Yassytina FMA UK Volunteer in reply to Dinkie]

Aww bless them, you’re doing well too go going and working too, are you part time Dinkie ?as with running a house etc all adds up. It’s cooler here today in Suffolk after a hot one yesterday. When I think years back I could be outside gardening for hours , nowadays 10 mins hurt which is just a real shame for me , I bet you will love hearing about their holiday when they come back xx

[Dinkie in reply to Yassytina]

I haven't worked fulltime for years, part time is more than enough. I only continue because I know without working I would quickly become reclusive and that just wouldn't be good for my mental health. Like you, gardening for any length of time is a thing of the past. I have a gardener now who comes in once a month, wish it was more often but it's too expensive, and so the garden is kept under control. I've long come to the conclusion that youth is wasted on the young😂 think of all those things we could do if we were younger and fitter.

[Fibrooh]

I get this too. For me it feels like my ribs are laying on a number of marbles, hurts like heck, have to keep turning. Wake up 3-4 times a night or go most of the night awake. Then get up in the morning feeling very fatigued with stiff and painful back, legs, arms and hands.

[Cockerspaniels2]

I feel your pain. I bought a new mattress in the hope that this would help but it didn’t, my mattress was one that had buttons on it and when I lay down could feel everyone digging in me felt like I was laying on spikes. The only way I solved the problem was by buying a foam topper (think it was a silent night one) since having this my sleep has improved and no longer feel like I’m laying on spikes. Hope this helps. 😊

[Devon5]

Hi there, yes as well as Fibro (or because of it) I get issues with my ribs and back. My chiro says that my ribs (sometimes behind/ next to my shoulder blade, pinch the muscles/ tissue between them and it inflamed causing wider spread issues in back due to the knock on effect.

I’m currently going through an episode at the moment. I ice the area and take BBC anti inflammatory pills. My chiro does acupuncture and massage. It tends to clear after a few weeks.

Good luck

[Devon5 in reply to Devon5]

ignore ‘BBC’ in middle ?!? Predictive text!

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hi yes I also have this problem it’s really frustrating

[JayCeon]

Stretches, acupressure and treating with a massage gun for 1 to a few minutes at a time regularly throughout the day could well improve this...