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12-03-2011, 11:05 AM
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Mornings are the worst
Just wondering if anyone has had this experience. I have very achy hips and legs when I wake up. I can sleep on my back with a pillow under my legs, or on my sides with a pillow between legs. Actually it wakes me up. I can not get comfortable after a certain period. I get up and take a walk immediately that seems to help a little. Any suggestions to help this, and has any one experienced this? I usually have to take a pain med to help with the pain.
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DDD L5-S1 2 1/2 years on/off back pain radiates down both legs, buttocks, groin area Had 3 sets injections October 2010 - no relief PT - no relief MRI - ruptured L5/S1 Pro-disc artificial replacement L5/S1 Surgery November 17, 2011 36 yr old female 
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12-03-2011, 12:04 PM
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Beaner,
I had that. The pain in my left arm would wake me up. I found that the hard window seat in the kitchen was for me the most conducive to sleep (about 2hrs per night). When the pain woke me up, I'd walk around for a few minutes and then was able to go back to sleep. The only thing that helped me was surgery. Good luck, Jeff
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C4/5 - ACDF in 2000 C5/6 - ACDF in 2002 C3/4 & C6/7 - M6 ADR, Nov 2009, Barcelona Conceded defeat to a manifestly disingenuous BCBS-TX in my quest for reimbursement, Jan 2011
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12-03-2011, 02:10 PM
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hip pain
Hi Beaner, I too suffer from hip pain, especially at night and first thing in the morning.
When I sleep, I alternate one hip to the other, as well as on my back for a bit. I wake up every hour and a half and need to reposition and sometimes get up for a short walk and take meds. The hip pain started to get much worse the last couple of months. I hope that after surgery it will get better. Hope things ease up for you. Karen
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41 years old Back injury Spring 2010 Discectomy/Lami Summer 2011..unsuccessful ADR L5/S1 Maverick L5/S1 Feb 6th 2012  
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12-03-2011, 02:54 PM
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absolutely... main difference pre and post-op is that before surgery, pain made me want to stay in bed. the first 4 weeks after surgery, it always made me want to get up and move around.
my hip pain has lingered - well more the tightness. it's causing me some foot issues that i think are coming from my gait changes and leg alignment. just keep moving around... i found that helped the best. good luck!!
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12-04-2011, 12:52 PM
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Yes i too have that and when it gets real bad i wrap my torso is a small electric blanket that i have and that seems to help relax me and settle the axhe in my hip then in turn my legs settle down .. My dr has me on ultram and mobic i take those two when i cant take it any longer and that really works
Sandra
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MRI shows C5C6 Disc protrution 4mm x 17mm C6C7 Disc protrution 3mm x 16mm T2T3 disc bulging 2mm T12L1 disc bulging L4L5 disc protrution 5mm x 15mm L5S1 disc protrution 4mm x 22mm Dont know how or why this has happen life in general i guess
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12-04-2011, 01:28 PM
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I had leg/hip/ankle pains and aches until post-op week 7 (ish). Heat always helped, as well as moving. They all resolved.
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Joey Sue - 50 years old 9/28/2011: Hybrid STALIF TT interbody fusion at L5-S1 and M6-L ADR L4-5 with Nick Boeree, UK - forever grateful to you Nick! Still doing great. Prior to the fix: Severe DDD L4-5 and L5-S1 with moderate facet degen at L5-S1, but only mild facet degeneration at L4-5. http://healthyback2011.blogspot.com/
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