So, the baby is a butternut squash this week. I guess they're running out of vegatables for comparison. Seems a little lame. I'm starting to feel like a beached whale. Also really enjoying trying to get off the couch - ha. like a turtle on its back.
Anyway, things are going well - normal contractions, nothing to bad and I worked this past weekend so that was the true test.
Also, the leg pain is dissipating! I'm soooo happy. It's still numb, but no longer stings, nor do I have stabby pain anymore. I commented a while back about this so I'll explain how I managed to get it relieved. I saw in total 2 neurologists, a pain specialist (anesthesiologist), a pain specialist NP (please take no offense, Marta), a chiropractor, a physical therapist, and an acupuncurist. When I described my symptoms all of them said it sounded like, amongst a multitude of other theories, my IT band was involved. These visits went on for about 3 months and included steroid/lidocaine injections (ouch, btw).
So one day I decided I was going to look up IT band stretches. No one had suggested that before but, hey, why not? So I found stretches and a roller that I could use to do my own PT. Low and behold, on day one the pain went from a level 9/10 (I literally couldn't walk into the grocery store) to about a 2-3/10. I have plateued there, but as long as I do my stretches I feel better and am able to actually walk again! Louie is happier about this as well.
Needless to say I'm pleased that I feel better, but also frustrated after seeing so many people (and paying them) and getting no answers from people who should be experts. So crazy.
I started doing this about one month ago, but didn't want to post about it too soon, so as not to jinx myself!
4 comments:
I'm really glad your leg is feeling better! What a bummer that you couldn't have felt better months ago.
no offense taken. unfortunately, our medical system requires patients to be their own well-informed aggressive advocates. nice work! i'm glad you're feeling better.
yay for stretching! yay for roxanne being a well-informed aggressive advocate for herself! but seriously, that's awesome that you're feeling better. just a little while longer now!
Heather had some problems with her IT band but nothing even close to what you were experiencing. I am glad it has subsided. The end is in site, stay strong. Just think of all the suffering stories you will be able to guilt your child with when he/she gets older.
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