I was fobbed off by my OB too. One of those things I think his words were
Also by the Dr when I first started having problems after my PG with Angus. He sent me off for x-rays and when it didn't show up anything to do with the bones (besides scolosis which I already knew about but that wasn't where the pain was) offered a script for a painkiller and that was it. I think unless they have had success personally with that kind of therapy they don't know what to say about it.
I know it is expensive but in my case it has been well worth it because when it's bad it's so bad I can't walk, sneeze or take a dump without being in agony.
The first visit will be the most at about $60-$70 and the others about $50.
You may be lucky and by being wary of how you go about stuff it may improve for you. Ark up as much as you can to your DH about getting him to help a bit about the house. He should help you because you are in this as a team. My DH needs a bit of nagging but he knows that if I end up doing the vacuum and my back goes out he's got about a week or more of me whining and spaghetti on toast for dinner cos I can't manage anything else. As well as back rubs for me with no happy ending for him
ETA FJ you posted while I was typing. The pain you are getting in your groin is from a nerve being pinched. It just happens that is where the pain is being felt. The belt will support your pelvis as a unit and help it to not become twisted as the ligaments slacken.
Sometimes I get the pain there, other times it is down the back of my knee, or in the butt cheek. When it's really bad it's in all three places with numb toes thrown in as a bonus.
Last edited by ~Raven~; September 2nd, 2008 at 09:59 PM.
No I know that pain from the nerve, this isn't that. I can feel the tendons with my fingers that are sore. When I push on them they feel bruised.
Like now I am sitting (oops with my legs crossed) & its not hurting BUT if I tighten the muscles in that area I feel it. Or if I poke with my fingers with out changing position I can feel it.
We probably can afford for me to go along but I can't spend that kind of money on me LOL.
There isn't much I can really expect DH to do, he physically just isn't home to do it. Maybe he could put a load of washing on in the mornings before he leaves for work on his late start day ( leaves at 9) or maybe at night but thats about it really & I really don;t trust him to do the washing. he is a typical bloke when it comes to that stuff & I just know he will stuff what should be 3 loads into 1.
This man filled 3 quarters of a lge hills hoist clothes line from ONE load out of a 4.5 kg washing machine! needless to say the whole lot had to be re done. Im surprised some stuff wasn't still dry at the end of the cycle he had crammed so much in there!
Lol! Some men are useless when it comes to that sort of stuff huh!
Maybe he could just hang one load on the line a day? Even if it is at night, it's one less you have to do.
& maybe have a box at the bottom of the stairs to fill with upstairs stuff & just get him to carry it up when he gets home & you can put it away the next day?
No other ideas. Sorry I'm not much help.
Actually you don't want to leave this unattended because it will quite probably get worse. I'd do some adjustments on your budget and make the trip to the physio. Whatever the problem is, they will figure it out. if it's pelvic, hip, nerve, sciatica ... it's all related.
My pain started around week 29 and I saw a physio. She did some adjustments and it helped so much from just 1 visit, but I wasn't diligent about doing all those things Raven listed so the pain returned and I let it go without attention and now it is 10 times worse. I called my physio today and snuck an appointment in for thursday, and that's not soon enough.
My Ob was supportive. He warned me it would get worse and to call the physio but I didn't want to pay to see the physio again. Now I'm at a point where I don't care, I'll dig the money up from the depths of somewhere just to be able to stand, sit, sleep, walk etc again.
FJ, it's not just spending the money on YOU..........you are there doing the day to day business of running the family. If you become incapacitated, what will they do then? I'd bite the bullet and see someone about it hun, this is something that can get really nasty. Your baby is only going to get bigger, and put more pressure on the area.
whatever you do, I hope it gets better for you soon.
hmmm Iwill run it by DH & see if I can grab the friday appointment they had.
What do they do? Also I will have no choice but have Glenn & Isla with me, is that going to be an issue?
Tough $hit to them if they have a problem with you having the kids there FJ! It may not be ideal, but it's the way things will be. Don't worry at all about that. I'm not sure what they will do exactly, hopefully someone else will able to enlighten us
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whatever you do, I hope it gets better for you soon.
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