to JENN from KY - Re: Intro and request for some tips

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Hi Jenn! I can SO relate to what you said! I'm 34 & feel 70 some

days...& most mornings. Ugh. Most of my problems are in my neck &

shoulders also. My husband & I just got a new mattress set, a pillow

top, & it seems to have helped a bit with the neck & shoulder pain...&

I've been sleeping a little better. Plus, I highly recommend finding

the right pillow. A good pillow can do wonders. I've gone through

about 5 different ones in the past few weeks & finally found one that

seems to be relieving some of the pressure on my neck & shoulders. I

opted for a firm, high gusseted pillow. It's hard to find one that's

just right though...not too firm, not too soft...apparently we're all

Goldilocks when it comes to pillows. We actually tried both a

memory foam mattress & memory foam pillows before the current setup &

they didn't help me at all...actually made me more stiff & sore...& I

was allergic! Funny, memory foam is supposed to be hypoallergenic,

but something in it (chemicals perhaps?) gave me an awful rash.

Anyway, everybody's different, but my advice would be to find the best

mattress or mattress topper & pillows that you can afford. The more

comfort you have at night the better & you have to keep your spine in

proper alignment. Even if you have to spend more $ than you

want...it's worth it!

And you must get to a dr.! That sucks to not have insurance. Some

dr.'s will take payments...perhaps your mother's dr. would? Don't put

it off...trust me, you'll feel better if you get some answers. Let us

all know how it goes!

~Kandi

(just outside Pittsburgh)

>

> Hello all!!

> My name is Jenn and I live in KY. I'm 33 years old. I feel like

> I'm 70. I do not know yet if I have Fibromyalgia, but my

> grandmother on dad's side had it. My mother has muscular Lupus and

> my aunts have/had Systemic Lupus. I am planning to call and set up

> an appointment with a doctor today and I am scared. I want to put

> it off, but I know thats not going to get me any closer to some

> answers and help.

> I haven't seen a doctor in several years as I do not have

> insurance. The doc I think I will see is my mothers doctor, so I

> think he will listen to me, plus he has the family history at least

> on mom's side. ;^) I wonder if I should just go to a pain clinic

> because right now I think I could use a big fat shot of morphine

> into my neck.

>

> I was wondering if any of you have used mattress tops to help with

> the pain? I mean I wake up every morning in so much pain in my

> shoulders and neck. It didnt used to be this way but it is steadily

> getting worse. Is there anything you use that has helped?

>

> Thanks for letting me in to the group, and thanks in advance for any

> advice!

> Jenn

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