can't sleep, shoulder pain`

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Hi everyone,

I am pretty new here and new to RA. I have posted just a couple times

but am grateful for the support and information that is exchanged

here. I was wondering if anyone has dealt with this and if so, what

outcome they had.

I started having shoulder/neck pain with stiffness in my neck lasting

now for 3 weeks. It's not the first time this has happened. I have

been dealing with episodes of this from anywhere from a week or more

every month or two for about 1 1/2 years now. It has worsen to the

point where I have difficulty sleeping because the shoulder and neck

pain are so unformfortable that it affects my ability to sleep and

stay asleep.

Do I need a soft bed now that I have RA. Are there other options that

help? I am at my wits end and need to get a quality nights sleep.

I'm a side sleeper, so it's hard for me to be in other positions, but

am trying to find any position that will give me some relief when i

lay in bed to sleep.

Any advice and suggestions is grately appresciated.

Thanks, and I hope you all have a pain free weekend.

Les