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![[Linked Image]](https://www.kickas.org/images/flowers/Smilingsun.gif) Possi ********************************************************* RUN WHEN YOU CAN, WALK IF YOU HAVE TO, CRAWL IF YOU MUST, JUST NEVER EVER GIVE UP! "A FRIEND HEARS THE SONG IN YOUR HEART AND SINGS IT TO YOU WHEN YOU CAN'T REMEMBER THE WORDS." "A FRIEND LOOKS THROUGH YOUR BROKEN FENCE TO ADMIRE YOUR FLOWERS."
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What possi said regarding paraffin wax bath, heating pad, etc.
I keep my parrafin wax bath plugged in and ready all the time; its on my bedroom floor; i mostly use it when i first get out of bed if not going immediately to the shower. also at the end of the day right before bed it is nice.
its a nice big one, good for my hands or my feet. i bought cloth strips to put in there so i could use the wax on other body parts, but that got kinda messy and harder to reuse the wax.
i got mine on line. paid a little more but i figured it would last longer and keeping it plugged in, i wanted it to be really safe, electrical-wise.
i buy the scented wax beads from that company; they are nice. a bit of aromatherapy as i use my wax bath.
and i use my heating pad on low on my back every day as i sit. both in the recliner at home. and at my office at work in the chair with the back to it.
but if i'm flaring; if something is inflamed, then ice is the way for me to go. heat will make my inflammation worse.
my regular crocs bother my feet; may have to look into the ones that possi is recommending.
Last edited by Sue22; 03/26/13 02:34 AM.
sue
Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
chiro
walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)
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Thank you again for all your replies, I shall definitely start trying the suggestions & see how it goes. I've just started methotrexate and am hoping that may provide some relief! On a positive note, I am visiting my husband this weekend (he's currently living in a different state as he got a great job, I've been waiting to have my spinal cord stimulator implanted before I join him) and the bed he has is AMAZING!!!! For the first time in I don't know how many months, I wasn't awake at 4am with my pelvis in agony, I slept until 6.30am which is huge for me!!! We are SO buying a new bed when I move up to be with him!!! It's the small things that count 
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Yeah!! Sleeping is the biggest deal! I am glad you rested.
Possi ********************************************************* RUN WHEN YOU CAN, WALK IF YOU HAVE TO, CRAWL IF YOU MUST, JUST NEVER EVER GIVE UP! "A FRIEND HEARS THE SONG IN YOUR HEART AND SINGS IT TO YOU WHEN YOU CAN'T REMEMBER THE WORDS." "A FRIEND LOOKS THROUGH YOUR BROKEN FENCE TO ADMIRE YOUR FLOWERS."
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You're not wrong Possi, getting a half decent sleep makes everything seem more manageable somehow & lack of sleep has definitely been getting me down lately! Here's to more good sleep for all of us :-)
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Possi ********************************************************* RUN WHEN YOU CAN, WALK IF YOU HAVE TO, CRAWL IF YOU MUST, JUST NEVER EVER GIVE UP! "A FRIEND HEARS THE SONG IN YOUR HEART AND SINGS IT TO YOU WHEN YOU CAN'T REMEMBER THE WORDS." "A FRIEND LOOKS THROUGH YOUR BROKEN FENCE TO ADMIRE YOUR FLOWERS."
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