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11-05-2012 at 12:39 PM
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Questions for Dr. - Overload

First off my first pregnancy was great. I never had any questions for my Dr and just went along with the flow. However, this pregnancy is different. I feel like I have a different question for the dr. every time I go in to see him. Every pregnancy / person is different and sometimes people experience pain and sometimes not. I go every Wednesday and I go in with a different set of questions every week all relating to how bad my pain in my back is. He checks me out and makes sure baby is doing fine and tells me that I don't have much longer. Last night my back pain was so unbearable I wanted to wake my husband to take me to the ER, but I didn't knowing that they would probably send me home. My question is, have any of you ladies ever just stopped asking questions or just dealt with the pain since there is basically nothing you can do? I get so tired of my husband asking how I'm feeling just to turn around and say nothing has changed I'm miserable everytime! I've never been a complainer.

 Any other ladies out there with me on this or no?  


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11-05-2012 at 12:42 PM
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If the pain is really that bad & you're not usually a complainer I wouldn't give up asking about your back.
11-05-2012 at 12:42 PM
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There are certainly things you can do for it and your doctor should be listening to your concerns. Make sure you tell him how bad it was, and stress that this has been an ongoing issue and that you could be pregnant for another 5 weeks yet. If he isn't going to help you with it, you would like a referral to someone that will.

 



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11-05-2012 at 2:42 PM
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I may be in the minority here, but at this point, I would just ride it out.  There's a very good chance that it's all related to the position/location of this baby, and that things will clear up once you deliver.  There's only so much they can do for you at this point -- You don't want to do unneccessary MRI's, CT scans, etc, and you don't want to be taking powerful pain meds, right?  So I'm not sure what options they really have...

I had a very healthy first pregnancy, but I had a ton of back pain towards the end and ended up with pretty terrible back labor.  The back pain has started to return with this one, so I'm expecting the same.  (I can barely walk at times, especially if I am stationary for any length of time.)

You could try going to a chiropractor who has experience working with pregnant women, but I would only go to someone who has been reccommended to you at this point.


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11-05-2012 at 2:49 PM
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WiscoMom67:

I may be in the minority here, but at this point, I would just ride it out.  There's a very good chance that it's all related to the position/location of this baby, and that things will clear up once you deliver.  There's only so much they can do for you at this point -- You don't want to do unneccessary MRI's, CT scans, etc, and you don't want to be taking powerful pain meds, right?  So I'm not sure what options they really have...

I had a very healthy first pregnancy, but I had a ton of back pain towards the end and ended up with pretty terrible back labor.  The back pain has started to return with this one, so I'm expecting the same.  (I can barely walk at times, especially if I am stationary for any length of time.)

You could try going to a chiropractor who has experience working with pregnant women, but I would only go to someone who has been reccommended to you at this point.

I agree with you 100%. I have had a really easy pregnancy but being 37 weeks I have major back pain and just realize it's all part of the process. I do stretches and what not but I just manage to deal.

 
11-05-2012 at 2:55 PM
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GhostMonkey:

There are certainly things you can do for it and your doctor should be listening to your concerns. Make sure you tell him how bad it was, and stress that this has been an ongoing issue and that you could be pregnant for another 5 weeks yet. If he isn't going to help you with it, you would like a referral to someone that will.

This.

And yes, while it likely just has to do with where the baby is and how your body is handling pregnancy, that doesn't mean there is nothing you can do for it.  There are exercises/stretches, you could see a chiropractor, etc.  

Last time I complained of pelvic pain and kept getting told, "it won't go away until you have the baby, there's nothing you can do" and towards the end it was so bad I could barely walk.  Well, turns out I had SPD and there WAS things I could have done like exercises/stretches, chiropractic care, even visited a physical therapist to try to improve things, but I didn't know that at the time because my stupid practice just kept telling me it was normal and I had to wait for baby, so I did. 

This time around I'm with a MUCH better practice and as soon as I explained to them what had happened last time and that I could feel the pain creeping back in again they had several recommendations for me.  I ended up meeting with a chiropractor recommended by them and it was one of the best decisions I've made.  Being adjusted weekly has made a HUGE difference in my comfort levels.  I kind of hate my old practice for just dismissing me and making me suffer AND it also impacted the pain I felt in labor ::stabbity:: 


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11-05-2012 at 8:51 PM
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Yes!  Same happened here.  #1 was so easy, I never had questions outside of what I could read in a book.  This time I'm suffering and am always wondering what's normal/related to the pregnancy.  However, I feel like since I'm on #2 I should already know all this and just suck it up!

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