Help, can't sleep & pain when lying on left side

[Bulan77]

I'm so discouraged tonight... I'm disciplining myself to get to bed earlier, but once I get there I have too much pain just from lying on my left side. It begins to ache, and feels like I have internal bruising. And when I lie on my right side, the residual pain on my left side keeps me awake.

I really wish I could get a decent sleep, because I know it would help my health and my anxiety. This feels like a lost battle sometimes.

I've mentioned before that I have fibromyalgia, but this pain is not familiar to me. Does anyone else feel this way sometimes? Any idea what could be causing this pain?

 

[RuthD]

I'm not sure that I have the same pain but when I lie on either side for awhile I have pain. Mine is in my hip. I have arthritis. It is really hard when you can't get sleep. I often have that problem, too. I hope you can get this resolved. Praying for you. God bless you.

 

[Tigger45]

May the Lord have mercy on you.

 

[Paul01]

I'm so discouraged tonight... I'm disciplining myself to get to bed earlier, but once I get there I have too much pain just from lying on my left side. It begins to ache, and feels like I have internal bruising. And when I lie on my right side, the residual pain on my left side keeps me awake.

I really wish I could get a decent sleep, because I know it would help my health and my anxiety. This feels like a lost battle sometimes.

I've mentioned before that I have fibromyalgia, but this pain is not familiar to me. Does anyone else feel this way sometimes? Any idea what could be causing this pain?

Read the title and thought, "did I post something about this?" I had the same problem, and continue to periodically. Mine's been happening off and on for nearly two years, mostly in the lower part of my chest on the left side. It started the exact way you describe, to where now it's more general and happens all times, day or night, and it's less related to what position I'm sleeping in. I got thoroughly checked out at Mayo Clinic for 4 days of testing and got the all clear last year. Whatever mine is, it's nothing serious. I have good and bad nights but it seems to come in waves.

 

[Bulan77]

I'm sorry to hear about your pain too, Paul. Since I have fibromyalgia, I've wondered if that's behind this aching pain. Did your doctor mention the possibility of fibromyalgia to you?

 

[Bulan77]

I'm not sure that I have the same pain but when I lie on either side for awhile I have pain. Mine is in my hip. I have arthritis. It is really hard when you can't get sleep. I often have that problem, too. I hope you can get this resolved. Praying for you. God bless you.

I'm sorry to hear about that, RuthD. Arthritis can be very painful, and I've heard of a few people who began to show signs of Arthritis earlier in life than usual. I'm 36, so that didn't occur to me, but anything's possible.

 

[Jeffwhosoever]

I was diagnosed with arthritis at the age of 21, by a rheumatologist.

 

[Bulan77]

Sorry to hear that, Jeff. Although my condition (fibro) is different, I can still sympathize with the experience of having body aches and pain as a young person.

 

[Paul01]

I'm sorry to hear about your pain too, Paul. Since I have fibromyalgia, I've wondered if that's behind this aching pain. Did your doctor mention the possibility of fibromyalgia to you?

I saw a GP, 3 gastroenterologists, cardiologist & urologist and none of them mentioned it. Mine seems to be a mystery.