Hi I'm brand new here. I have had Scoliosis (mild) since I was in my teens. I never needed a brace but have and am currently seeing a chiropractor to manage my pain, which isn't that bad in my back at this point. I do have horrible posture unless I concentrate on standing up straight, not an easy task as most of you probably know by now!
Within this past year I started experiencing pain in my pelvic bones that radiates into my hips, tail bone and down my legs. I gave birth in 2002 to a big baby girl, 9lbs, 8 oz (c-section thank goodness!) and I think carrying her might have done some damage to the muscles or nerves. At any rate, this pain has gotten progressively worse as the months go by and I just got over a horrible 3 days of excrutiating pain that I sure don't want to repeat.
I did see my medical doctor about this, she has ordered a couple ultrasounds to make sure it isn't an internal problem but she (and I ) am pretty sure this is from my scoliosis and that I have some kind of pinched or compressed nerve in my lower back. She basically said there isn't much we can do if this is the problem. She put me on Flexeril (5mg) 3 times a day but I can't take it during the day because it makes me so drowsy. And I can only take Tylenol for the pain because I may be pregnant, so they can't even do any x-rays either at this point.
Anyway, just wondering if anyone else has had this kind of pain and how do you cope? I haven't mentioned it to my chiropractor yet because a part of me worries that he may be making it worse. I feel like an invalid when this pain hits and worry that I'm a huge burden to my husband. I'm only 34 years old, too young to feel so old and decrepit! I don't want to be a slave to this pain!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Beth
Within this past year I started experiencing pain in my pelvic bones that radiates into my hips, tail bone and down my legs. I gave birth in 2002 to a big baby girl, 9lbs, 8 oz (c-section thank goodness!) and I think carrying her might have done some damage to the muscles or nerves. At any rate, this pain has gotten progressively worse as the months go by and I just got over a horrible 3 days of excrutiating pain that I sure don't want to repeat.
I did see my medical doctor about this, she has ordered a couple ultrasounds to make sure it isn't an internal problem but she (and I ) am pretty sure this is from my scoliosis and that I have some kind of pinched or compressed nerve in my lower back. She basically said there isn't much we can do if this is the problem. She put me on Flexeril (5mg) 3 times a day but I can't take it during the day because it makes me so drowsy. And I can only take Tylenol for the pain because I may be pregnant, so they can't even do any x-rays either at this point.
Anyway, just wondering if anyone else has had this kind of pain and how do you cope? I haven't mentioned it to my chiropractor yet because a part of me worries that he may be making it worse. I feel like an invalid when this pain hits and worry that I'm a huge burden to my husband. I'm only 34 years old, too young to feel so old and decrepit! I don't want to be a slave to this pain!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Beth
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