I slept through the night

Yes, that's right, I slept through the night! OMFG!

I'll post a picture later of the sleep position.

I took a muscle relaxer and a pain med and laid on my back with a pillow just above my shoulders and a rolled towel under my neck. I was on the couch rather than my bed. The couch supports my right side if I need to turn slightly on my side.

well, whatever! I feel good and that's all that matters right now.

In the last 6 weeks I have slept through the night maybe once or twice. I dread going to sleep - knowing I will wake up in excruciating pain 3-4 hours later. No pain medication or muscle relaxer has worked. Some people refer to it as a "stiff neck". It is a sharp pain on the left side of my neck just above my shoulder. The pain also radiates on the back of my skull below the left pin. All I can do is rub the area and wait as the pain subsides.

I will typically wake up to pain and know that I have to get up and readjust my position. Getting up is what makes me scream out in pain. But staying in that position gives a constant pain and I know that getting vertical will eventually help.

But this movement is almost more than I can bear sometimes. It drives me to tears and hysteria.

Besides being in pain I am exhausted from lack of sleep. I have tried every position possible. Sitting up straight with the weight distributed evenly on the pins, rather than leanings works best but its not the most comfortable sleeping position. Have you ever fallen asleep that way? Probably not.

Here's hoping to another night of sleep!