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March 2013 Moms
lbw05
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Pubic Symphysis...anyone else?
lbw05
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I am so f***in miserable I can't even stand it. This is my 2nd pregnancy, with my son I had this pain for the last 3 months. This time around I've had it since probably 18 or 19 weeks, and I'm now almost 34 weeks. No one else that I know has had to deal with this and so I feel like no one understands how painful and uncomfortable it is to constantly have this pain in my crotch. Anyone else??? Please vent here!
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Re: Pubic Symphysis...anyone else?
YES!!! In fact, I had never heard of it until I Googled my symptoms just over a week ago. How had I never heard of this before?! As soon as I aired it on FB (yes, that my hoo ha is hurting), a bunch of gfs came out of the woodwork saying that they've experienced the same thing during their pregnancies. I guess maybe they were embarrassed to talk about it before? Not sure.
Anyways, my pain started at 30 weeks. After two evenings of major movements by LO, I started having some slight pain down there on a Sunday night. When I woke up on Monday morning, I could barely walk. The pain was so intense and barely tolerable. I almost called in sick to work that day but thought it would get better. Well, it didn't. I went to the hospital that night to get checked out. The doctor on call wasn't sure what it was (I don't blame him. He's a GP, only started as a GP in our town the previous Friday, and has only been practicing in Canada for the last two years. It's possible he hasn't encountered it before). He put me on rest for two days and seemed a lot more concerned about the possibility that I might have had a UTI.
I checked in with my own family physician on Wednesday afternoon to see what I should do because the pain had not decreased while I was on rest. It didn't hurt as much when I was sitting or laying down (in some positions), but standing and walking were almost impossible. She told me to take some Tylenol, ice my pubic area and get more rest that evening. She figured the Tylenol would help it. She said that she would see me the next afternoon. If the pain decreased, I was supposed to cancel the appointment. If it stayed the same, I was supposed to go in to see her.
Well, guess what?! It didn't get better!
I put in a day of work on Thursday (I'm a teacher...lots of standing and walking involved) and promptly went to see my doctor at the end of the day. Once she saw me in person and I described the exact pain to her, she left to do some reading and make some phone calls. She consulted with an OB on call and came up with the diagnosis that it is pelvic girdle pain (also known as Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction, as you mentioned in your post's title). She said it was uncommon and that I might need to deliver early and possibly have a c-section because of it. She must not have known much about it before the research she did because she all of a sudden became a lot more concerned. She put me on 4 more work days of rest until I was able to go for my u/s and OB consult yesterday. Today she told me that she wanted me to be on rest for the rest of my pregnancy in order to not cause more stress on my pelvis. She said that the bigger the baby gets, the more pressure will be placed on my pelvis and the more it will separate.
My delivering doctor, who I saw yesterday, didn't seem as concerned. She never mentioned anything about delivering early or a c-section. Now I've done a bunch of reading on this diagnosis over the last week and I've read conflicting things about deliveries for women with SPD. My family physician is still concerned. She is going to contact the delivering doctor tomorrow and an OB if necessary. My family physician wanted them to do a pelvic u/s to check on the cartilage yesterday but they didn't. Now that she knows more about it, she is taking it all much more seriously.
I've read that there isn't much to treat it and that the pain will only decrease after you deliver. Tylenol hasn't touched my pain and a cold pack intensified the pain. I'll be trying heat tonight. I've also heard that chiropractic care and physio can help. I do NOT care for chiropractors so I won't be going that route. A few friends have also suggested I try some yoga so I may do that. The one thing that has really helped with turning over in bed, getting dressed, and getting in and out of vehicles is keeping my knees together and moving my whole lower body together rather than one leg at a time.
My doctor now has me on rest for the rest of my pregnancy. I'm having a bit of a difficult time with that as I wasn't quite ready for this...but I do know it's for the best.
lbw, I totally get what you mean by being miserable. I had a pretty easy pregnancy (nausea for a few months but no upchucking, RLP, some cramping etc...but generally pretty good)...until 30 weeks. And then this happened. Last week was the most miserable I've felt in a really, really long time and that is exactly how I described myself to my doctors, family, and friends...miserable. Since I've been able to get some rest, I have been feeling better emotionally and somewhat physically. I really hope that you can find some relief. Are you able to get some rest for the rest of your pregnancy?
BFP #1 09/02/11 M/C 09/12/11 8w6days
BFP #2 07/18/12 Baby S born on his EDD 03/23/13
SS - age 12...SD - age 8...DS - 13 mos.
Please be careful! I heard a horror story about pelvic separation from a colleague today. She hadn't realized that this is what I've been going through this past week. She had a baby boy a month ago so pregnancy is still very fresh in her mind.
She told me that a friend of hers had SPD and ended up working, as a teacher, right up until 2 days before her due date. She had complications with her delivery. She had to deliver vaginally and couldn't get a c-section because the doctor would have had to cut through the pelvic cartilage (because of how separated it was). She has had 5 surgeries since her delivery to repair her pelvis and likely can't have any more kids. I'm not trying to scare you...but...after hearing this today, it confirmed my reason for needing to go on rest. This is serious business. Yes, the only way to relieve the pain is to lay down and get off of your feet...BUT...being on your feet is NOT helping anything. :S
BFP #1 09/02/11 M/C 09/12/11 8w6days
BFP #2 07/18/12 Baby S born on his EDD 03/23/13
SS - age 12...SD - age 8...DS - 13 mos.
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