What I would give for people to get to walk a day in my shoes as to let them know that I am not merely "playing the sympathy card" or complaining unreasonably. OMG!
My husband is one. He isn't the most supportive man in the world, and once or twice after saying "My back hurts", he replies with, "Well, my back hurts too".
Uhhhh....
I have had this for 15 years, and I know that I was always having some sort of dealings with pain. But it used to be just a minor discomfort. Then became a major discomfort. Then after having my first daughter [2002], it got pretty bad. The demands of motherhood, sleep deprivation, the whole nine, played a part in the increasing pain.
In July 2005, I went on pain pills. But to avoid getting hooked on them, I only took one. A Lortab 10, once a day, no matter how bad I got.
My second pregnancy was HORRID. Towards the end, there were so many days that I just couldn't breathe and just cried from the pain. And I have a high pain tolerance, due to having to deal with this, and it takes a lot for me to cry. I started taking 2 pain pills a day.
Then I was transferred to a pain management doctor to oversee my pain meds. He prescribed me Lortab 10 4x a day and Zanaflex 2x a day. Well, still I only took 2, maybe 3 on a bad day.
Well, then I decided that wasn't cutting it at all! And I went to him and told him I was going to have surgery in 2009. Could we please up my meds to make me comfortable until then. I now take Norco 10/325 (same as Lortab but with less Tylenol), prescribed 6x a day as needed for pain. And then Zanaflex 3x a day.
Most days, I only need 4 Norco to get me through, and I take 2 of the Zanaflex at bedtime (Thats what knocks me out!) On a REALLY bad day [which is getting more and more] I will take all 6 during the day that I am prescribed.
And for so long, I thought I was just complaining too much, because I had a doctor tell me once that scoliosis didn't cause pain! Uhhh, yeah it does buddy. Let me twist your spine and insides and all that and see how peachy you feel. And I never knew anyone else that had what I had. Until now, I see that I am not the only one who deals with pain! That is such a comfort. I've been on my own with this for 15 years now and am so grateful that I found this site!
Motherhood wasn't the only thing that caused an increase, obviously it was caused by a few factors...me getting older, pregnancy that probably helped cause the curves to progress (since they doubled in 15 years time), plus normal curvature progression, and the physical demands of being a stay at home mom/wife....chasing after a 20 month old and a 6 year old and a husband who is like a child himself! Its soooo not easy!
My husband is one. He isn't the most supportive man in the world, and once or twice after saying "My back hurts", he replies with, "Well, my back hurts too".
Uhhhh....
I have had this for 15 years, and I know that I was always having some sort of dealings with pain. But it used to be just a minor discomfort. Then became a major discomfort. Then after having my first daughter [2002], it got pretty bad. The demands of motherhood, sleep deprivation, the whole nine, played a part in the increasing pain.
In July 2005, I went on pain pills. But to avoid getting hooked on them, I only took one. A Lortab 10, once a day, no matter how bad I got.
My second pregnancy was HORRID. Towards the end, there were so many days that I just couldn't breathe and just cried from the pain. And I have a high pain tolerance, due to having to deal with this, and it takes a lot for me to cry. I started taking 2 pain pills a day.
Then I was transferred to a pain management doctor to oversee my pain meds. He prescribed me Lortab 10 4x a day and Zanaflex 2x a day. Well, still I only took 2, maybe 3 on a bad day.
Well, then I decided that wasn't cutting it at all! And I went to him and told him I was going to have surgery in 2009. Could we please up my meds to make me comfortable until then. I now take Norco 10/325 (same as Lortab but with less Tylenol), prescribed 6x a day as needed for pain. And then Zanaflex 3x a day.
Most days, I only need 4 Norco to get me through, and I take 2 of the Zanaflex at bedtime (Thats what knocks me out!) On a REALLY bad day [which is getting more and more] I will take all 6 during the day that I am prescribed.
And for so long, I thought I was just complaining too much, because I had a doctor tell me once that scoliosis didn't cause pain! Uhhh, yeah it does buddy. Let me twist your spine and insides and all that and see how peachy you feel. And I never knew anyone else that had what I had. Until now, I see that I am not the only one who deals with pain! That is such a comfort. I've been on my own with this for 15 years now and am so grateful that I found this site!
Motherhood wasn't the only thing that caused an increase, obviously it was caused by a few factors...me getting older, pregnancy that probably helped cause the curves to progress (since they doubled in 15 years time), plus normal curvature progression, and the physical demands of being a stay at home mom/wife....chasing after a 20 month old and a 6 year old and a husband who is like a child himself! Its soooo not easy!
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