MrsR
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Feb 13, 2010
- Messages
- 14,343
- Reaction score
- 0
I'm so close to tears it's untrue. The past two days I have been in unbearable pain with my back. Quick history-after 7-8 years of being told I had sciatica and being on various pain killers I was sent for an MRI scan last year and discovered I have two compressed discs in my lower back, exactly where they would insert the epidural needle. Fyrteher medical exploration found that one of the discs is torn and leaking fluid into my back, irritating nerves and also the compressed disc is trapping a couple of nerves. I was on a very high dose of tramadol until I fell pg and now don't take anything. I'm so low at the moment however. I can't sit, lie, stand or walk without being in unbearable pain, last two days we've had to go into town for dentist appt and just the physical act of sitting on a bus has me nearly in tears. I'm actually really worried now as I have a ridiculously high pain threshold so I know if it's unbearable for me then most other people would be laid out by it. I have 16 weeks left to go with it only getting worse! I'm so sorry for the rant guys-I'm just in so much pain. I really want a home birth but I'm beginning to think that it's going to be unlikely and I'm terrified of being told I'll have to have a section. I don't know what to do. Sorry.