Back/Rib Pain! Aaarrrrggggh.....

[dantri]

Babyluv - that was one of the things i got told too. Sure it's plausible but I don't think it was JUST that.

Pholi - thanks from me too for your detailed reply. Great advice for post natal care as I've not been doing all of those things!

Kelly - the whole lumbar support thing helped me a little too. I'd also engage my stomach muscles more to take the pressure of my back itms when sitting. It was something we did in exercise class anyway. It certainly didn't fix it but it meant that I'd I had to sit (ie travelling or meetings etc for work) it'd be longer until I couldn't bear it anymore

And I think the bra thing is also so very important. I think that that really did help me. Perhaps get fitted by a professional when you're in Melbourne if you haven't already.

I understand the regional/remote thing. I'm in the same boat although am lucky to be only an hour away from a large regional centre and to have found an awesome chiro who has special interest and talents in women's health. She didn't "fix" it but I think helped.


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[BellyBelly]

Forgot to update this thread, which I hope can help someone in future because its taken a while to get this sorted out.

I've kept getting as much treatment as I can (osteo, chiro, acu), as I noticed I burnt my back with the hot water bottle, which I have pretty much had attached to me 24x7 - I saw in the mirror my back had red and purple blotches all over it even with no heat applied, which has now gone red/brown. The panadol osteo was doing nothing so I stopped that as well, don't want to load my body up with a drug that is doing nothing for it. But it's left me short of options.

Its definitely a thoracic spine issue, like Pholi mentioned, only it goes around the side of the ribs instead of down. I started getting a burning sensation around the front of my ribs, its a horrid stinging/burning sensation - it pulls when I turn over in bed, or just randomly flares up throughout the day and feels like sunburn to touch. I saw the chiro today who said it was 100% from intercostal nerve interference, have googled a bit and it seems to be called intercostal neuralgia, which can occur in pregnancy and often as the result of issues in the thoracic spine. So its all making sense. Apart from treatment to help get some relief, I have been ordered to cut out bending down (which puts more weight on the belly/skin) and sitting - I have tried to lie down when I can but its hard when you're a busy mamma. I have to keep reminding myself I am almost 38 weeks and I really have to get some rest, but you know how it is. I'll have to see how that goes getting more help around here from the kids lol but its nice to understand whats going on, and it all makes sense. Hope this helps someone in future... it seems a very vague and confusing problem (yet debilitating at times) with not much you can do about it.