!Pobrecita!
I am an invalid! And although I look like goofy, I am SO glad to have some kind of relief. Last Saturday the pain that I have had in the back of my right shoulder and down my right arm for about six months really went through the roof. I called my OB on Monday to ask what to do because I was in so much pain and he called in some Darvocet for me and told me to see a Neurologist. Unfortunately there were no appts for about 2 weeks. I decided on Wednesday morning that I couldn't survive on the Darvocet and just wait because the pain was constant and, although I was assured that women on bottles of Darvocet have delivered perfectly normal, healthy babies, I just didn't feel good about taking it constantly. So I made an appt with a chiropractor. I left work early to head to the chiroproactor but, at the suggestion of a co-worker, called my OB to make sure that there was nothing the chiropractor absolutely should not do when treating me. When my OB told me not to see a chiropractor at all, that I really needed to see a Neurologist, I totally lost it on the phone, which is completely outside of character for me, but I could not imagine living on the Darvocet until I could get in. She could obviously tell I was in pain and so got on the phone for me to talk directly to a couple different neurologists she works with to get one of them to see me ASAP. I finally was able to get in Thursday late afternoon. The neurologist diagnosed me right away with a pinched nerve at my C-6 vertebrae. The unfortunate part is that, because I am pregnant, they could not treat it with a cortizone shot or steroids for more immediate relief as they normally would, but rather put me in a soft neck collar for immobilization to try and keep the nerve from being aggravated. He said 3 weeks would offer a speedy recovery, 9 weeks was slow. Is that not awful?!
So as I mentioned earlier, dumb as I look, it does feel better because I cannot move it in ways that bother the nerve. I don't sleep in it and can take it off to drive (for safety) and when it just plains drives me crazy, but the rest of the time I leave it on. It is slowly feeling better, but what an escapade! Not to mention I am in my busy time at work and this is very inconvenient. !Pobrecita!
On a completely separate and fun note -- I felt the baby kick my hand last night! It was this little tiny thump. I could feel him/her moving so put my hand on my belly and little thumps followed. SO exciting! We will know by Monday if we are having a son or daughter! Look for the update!
1 comments:
Sorry you aren't feeling so great but glad you are getting some relief with the collar.
Also sorry about Daddy Dick. We will all really miss him. He was a dear, sweet Christian man!
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