Pete,I know how you are feeling because today I could not stay out of bed: my back hurt so much, and I don't know what happens that even my hands are uncontrolled (they are not working and hurt).
The only thing that work for me are the hot bath, but I am going to try Inanna "Epsom salts". Thinking in the hot bath with less pressure sounds great.
Pete, I was very recently diagnose and my body is like going sick so fast. I still feel angry, specially days like today that everything hurt and when I try to do things like open some can, or cut something my hands simply don't work.
Anyway, I am going to call someone to get the Epsom salts, and get my hot bath.
Pete, when you feel bad, think that you are not alone, this is the way I try to look at this, and as I have read here there a lot of people like us that have improve, so we will do it.
Zaida