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Reply: pain only when lying down

It's Ankylosing Spondylitis. Ask your doctor to order a HLA-B27 test...It's a blood test...

Posted by Cubs1980

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Reply: pain only when lying down

Also, this Simponi is $1,000 a month but insurance covers it. I only pay $40 a month for...

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Reply: pain only when lying down

My doctor put me on an anti-inflammatory first, to see how I responded and if it stopped...

Posted by Cubs1980

My doctor put me on an anti-inflammatory first, to see how I responded and if it stopped the pain. It did help, but not 100% and I would still have some bad nights.

He gave me some options for medicine that would not only be stronger and suppress the systems but stop them from getting worse. I decided to try it and have been on one of them for about a month. It's called Simponi. Took about two weeks for me to respond to it (could take up to a month) but its just a simple injection I give myself once a month on my thigh. Very easy and not painful - its similar to an epipen but you don't see the needle. There are of course rare side effects that they have to tell you about but I have never slept better in the past 3 years. I haven't woken up in pain in the past two weeks, not one day. And I have been able to sleep 7-8 hours...I used to only be able to sleep a max of 6 bc the pain was too much.

Physical therapy isn't goin to help you. I mean it will bc exercising helps AS but you can do exercise/the same stuff you're doing at physical therapy at home.

Weight loss is also a huge help. I decided to go on a very strict diet and I've lost 22 lbs in 5 weeks bc I've been combining it with exercise (running, elliptical, sit-ups, push-ups, light-medium weight training and the stretching & exercises I learned in PT).

Based on my experience I would ask your doctor if you can try the anti-inflammatory. It's called Indocin. It's a little blue pill you take every 8 hours of needed. I only took it right before I wet to bed bc that's the only time I would be in pain. Every now and then I would feel it at my desk do I'd take one here and there throughout the day. MAKE SURE you eat something when you take it bc try warned me about that and the few times I didn't it messed up my stomach. It could just be something small like a few crackers or I would sometimes have a piece of string cheese.

Hope that helps and good luck.

-MikeView Thread

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Reply: pain only when lying down

Also, I am getting a note from my doctor that says I should be standing at work -- I am in...

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Hi All, If you haven't already done so, it might be a good idea to ask your doctor to...

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Reply: pain only when lying down

Hi all, 32 yr old male - same problem. No pain during the day except a little discomfort...

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