I always have a rough time in the morning. When I go to get up the pain and stiffness is unbearable. I will sit up on the side of the bed for about twenty to thirty min before I can get moving. And my mornings aren't always at 6 or 7 am, usually I wake up every two to three hours in pain all the time. When taking pain meds it takes an hour to get relief started. Found a useful app called my pain diary. Let's me keep track of my meds, pain levels, etc. so when I see my pain dr we talk about the flare up days and bad mornings

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I totally understand what you said about what you would do if you woke up without pain. This pain has been a long journey. An extremely difficult journey but now I see that good has come from it. My doctor is a Christian and had listened to me lament about not being able to get back to "where I used to be". One visit he asked if I would have as close a relationship with God if I were not dealing with disease. I had to truthfully answer, no. And I'm wise enough now to know that I don't guide my ship very well. I'll keep letting my God drive.

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Unfortunately, I'm usually up and pain free for about ten minutes only. Then the Fibro train realizes it missed me and backs up for a second go.

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Oh honey, there are deep furrows where God had to drag me through! About 9 years of it. My turning point was when God caused me to look at my husband. He works so hard to support us, to try and keep me in a good mood, etc. I decided in January of 2013, ok, enough; my husband deserves for me to be happy. And that's when this journey began to be joyful. Joy and gentle hugs to you!

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I wake up daily with stiffness and pain. It never goes away but it does ease up. My feet and hips are the worst when I get up.