Good luck Kahlan!!!!! Can't wait to hear your news.
Grub - I too was having real trouble sitting, and still am to some degree - but have worked up from barely being able to sit at all (like sitting on a sword) to being able to sit now for 25-30 mins before needing a break. Pysio and acupuncture and rest are my key words! Plus I have a gel seat pad from the physio that is wonderful. It's like a big square piece of very heavy gel that softens the chair and helps to more evenly distribute weight. Apparently lots of truckdrivers use them too!
Netune, it's not right that you just have to put up with it. Are you sleeping on your side? lots of pillows propping you into place? I always have a warm bath before I go to bed and use a wheat pack and a hot water bottle too. I also take panadeine if it's really bad. It's more important that your body isn't stressed with pain and lack of sleep. I also have found that the physio exercises really help. Getting up onto my hands and knees takes the weight off and gentle exercises like loweing myself back onto my heels, lifting my knees while I'm standing, bending forward at the waist, small step ups on each leg (using a phone book because I can't quite lift my foot high enough for the actual step!)... Also, pelvic floor exercises!! I do these every day and I think that much of my improvement is down to this as well.
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