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Hello...l am sorry you are having to go through this. Has anyone suggested a M.I.L.D. procedure to be done? I had this Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression done last July, and that area has since been pain free. I would heartily recommend this as an option for you.

Looking out for you the best way I know how with my story and prayers, I am Susan

As a DES Daughter, I have spinal stenosis, and my back is painful and tight each morning

I have spinal stenosis (and have herniated discs about 4x now). I bought a candy cane-shaped pillow earlier this year from MedCline and it has helped me find some comfort at night. It supports different sleeping positions.

I also find a gentle stretch before bed helps reduce nighttime/waking pain. The two stretches that I tend to do are reaching for my feet (but let gravity do the stretching) and a deep squat (think of what you see many Asian cultures do). I don't often take oral painkillers, but do find that the topical cream, Voltaren (or the Rx version) helps. Insurance may not cover it for this purpose, but you can look for it in the stores under the name Voltaren. You may also want to reconsider your mattress as it being too soft or too firm can also be problematic. I find keeping my spine straight (no curving side-to-side) relieves the pain.

I experience the same. Have you had any physical therapy? They can help with your mobility and stiffness. I have severe stenosis L4-L5 and it has made a difference along with a steroid injection. I am not perfect but am moving better. I am also focusing on stretching and moving as much as possible.

I have lumbar stenois getting going in the morning is a ritual I'm and early morning gym person it seems when I get out of bed and my body settles and realizes it's upright some days it's like OMG so I have to get up early enough so I can do what needs to be done before I can get out of the house walking you might want to say "half way normal" hot rag compresses on my lower back (oh how I don't want to stop it feels so good) stretching is a must before I leave the house, I down a yogurt and take 2 Tylenol. I was reading in another health community site on this subject someone suggested the patches(Bio-Freeze)what I first used but they are good but expensive before bed with Tylenol so I tried it one weekend boy did it help no more hot compresses. My husband shared a couple of his lidocaine patches with me, He said he didn't like that cold feeling when applying them, I didn't care they worked for me I got a script from my the Dr. for Lidocaine patches 5%(can only be gotten through Insurance) and it makes things for me more manageable in the mornings, may drop a couple of Tylenol during the day. I'm to the point I skip some nights with the patches. Hope this can help you in some way.

try sleeping on a gentle heating pad.

I have same issue... I've been setting an alarm in mornings to wake up an hour before I need to get up, so I can take my Meds, go back to lying down or sleeping more, until I get out of bed an hour later when the meds have kicked-in.

I have a Tempur-Pedic Breeze with an adjustable base. I had to put a walker beside my nightstand as I do the log roll to get out of bed. I need my walker some mornings until the stiffness goes away. Laminectomy and fusion of L2-L4 in March and still not better