Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group Good Morning

Hi

How many of us ever have a truly "Good Morning " . Does the biologics take away the morning stiffness. I wake frequently in the night, and then when mornng comes, I always get up and am greeted with a "Good Morning" and I say the same thing back. I remember one time being in the hospital because of such a bad flare, and my rheumy greeted me in the morning, and he asked me "Is it really a Good Morning" I never forgot that. I felt that he really undestands some of the stiffness and back pain, most of us have in the mornings. I then found out he had a back injury fro skiing, and had surgery, and had lots of his on pain. I hate to say it but he has been the best rheumy because of that insight into the pain.

Hugs.
Janet

I've completely forgotten what "good morning" is like. I hate mornings. I really struggle with making myself move, and have to force myself to. I keep trying to tell myself that the quicker I start moving the easier it is going to be, but that doesn't really make those first few movements any better. Even just trying to grip my bedclothes to lift them off me is hard. But, its not much moving before I'm feeling significantly better, so I need to keep remembering that (though i do still stay fairly stiff for usually about an hour.

Yes, that kind of rheumie who understands is great. So different from when I was in the neurology ward and they had no clue at all about why I found it so incredibly difficult to move in the mornings.

When I'm on my pred tapers, those are excellent mornings

otherwise i try to get myself into the shower as soon as I can, that helps a lot.

i guess i'm lucky to have doctors now that can empathize without having comparable experiences.

Sorry Janet, biologics help but still wake up a little stiff but a hot bath usually unstiffens me quicker then anything. My Rheumatologist hasn't a clue how painful anything is. Told me my Fibro pain was probably because my liver function test were high! What?

Mornings are the worst, no doubt,,,,,although cymbalta really helps me,,,,,,,,it turned my mornings from miserable, unable to get out of bed, agonizing and tearful to stiff and really uncomfortable,,,,,I'll take it.

usually I get up and head for the bathroom,,,,,,then I plump up a bunch of pillows and sit for half an hour or so before I start stretching,,,,,,

then a hot shower,,,,,,,,

then I might be ready for the day,,,,IF I'm not flaring.

I've always been terrified of a fire at 4am,,,,,,sometimes I wonder if I could move fast enough to save my own life,,,,,,,I think NOW I could, if I had to,,,,,,but not before cymbalta.

Good Question! After my hot shower and stretches, it really is a good morning. I love your insight, and yes, when someone else has suffered they are able to truly understand our pain.

Since I started NSD, mornings are not too bad. I'm a bit stiff, but I'm not sore like I used to be. I hot shower and I'm good to go. When I was able to take a biologic, it was like I never had AS.

--Greg

As I have mentioned before in another discussion, I am new to this AS thing. I am starting to think that I have had it longer than I have thought before. I am getting worse and I am really starting to hate mornings. They seem to be getting worse. I am turning thirty five this year and should not be feeling like this already. I have an eight year boy, a five year old girl, and a wife that needs my help in the morning. As you can imagine, mornings in the Key household get hectic. I bear with it but it is getting harder each day. I like to take really hot showers at night before bed. I am working on an MBA so I only work part-time stocking shelves at a grocery store in the evenings, a physically demanding job. The job is starting to bother me and need the hot showers at night. Apparently, I need hot showers in the mornings, as well. The mornings after I work are especially difficult. As I have mentioned before, I do not have a rheumy yet and only take ibuprofen (self-treating at this time). I use to be a morning person. I use to be in the military and I am a veteran so I use to love mornings. I do not have “Good Mornings” anymore.