These past few days have been a miserable accumulation of laying around, ice, tears and frustration. My back was getting better Wed morning and I decided to make the bed in our room. The motion somehow triggered the same muscle that had previously been pulled and I was immediately in more pain than I had been when this whole episode started. The whole day Wed was horrible because I was uncomfortable doing ANYTHING. I couldn't walk without major pain.
Yesterday, my mom came over and spent the whole day with me so I didn't have to do anything. I rested, iced and watched as she undertook a huge project of organizing our toys! My back felt somewhat better than Wed.
Now today...it is better than yesterday. Seems the progress is a little slow for my liking, but it is still progress. I have taken it easy with the kids today and have tried to limit how much I am doing. I'm still super stiff and have some pain.
This whole situation is like nothing I have ever experienced. I have never had problems with pain or my back or anything and it makes me think about people who live with chronic pain. Really makes me grateful that I don't have to live life like this!
I started to panic that I was going to be dealing with this for long term - the thought of being in labor with this back pain really is frightening. However, I seem to be improving, and I'm hoping I continue to get better!
Friday, January 25, 2008
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Your back situation stinks. I remember right after I had Jesse, I guess my stomach muscles were wimpy and I hurt my back, don't even know how. I could barely move for 2 days and it stunk just to go to the bathroom. However, sitting there seemed to be the best place for my back though! I just hope that it much improves so you can feel better and sufficiently ready for labor when the baby comes.
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