Prolapsed disc

[sexysmurf]

hi all, to cut a long story short, 7 years ago i jumped out of a 1st floor widow to escape a fire, breaking my leg and back. Now 7/8 years later i have slowly developed a fully prolapsed disc. Usually its ok, and i take co-codomol, and now im just on paracetomol. I just wondered if anyone on here has anything similar and how they manage the pain. When i go to my booking in app, im gonna see whats available, but hopefully if anyone has any insight to this in the meantime i would really appreciate it xx

 

[kedi376]

Sorry can't help you but didn't want to read and run. Hope the doc can sort you out x

 

[sexysmurf]

hiya, its ok, thanks for at least reading it lol, im sure i will cope, as before i got preggers i did lose over a stone, so im guessing i can afford to put that back on without any major issues xx

 

[Torialulu]

Hello

I have a prolapsed disc and have had for around 5 years. To be honest I am a bit nervous about it playing up as pregnancy progresses. As you know the pain can be quite severe. I have my doctors appointment tomorrow so will be raising it with him to see what he says.

Congratulations on your pregnancy xx

 

[sexysmurf]

tell me about it, taking paracetomol is like putting a plaster on a gun shot wound lol. My lovely partner is looking at bump/lumbar supports as we speak lol x

 

[tweetyfoo]

I have 2 prolapsed discs In my lower back they are giving me
Grief. I'm
Being referred to physio but I assume it will be pants! I don't do painkillers either so I just man up( and moan) lol

 

[scribbins]

I have rheumatoid arthritis and I am off medication during my pregnancy and if my symptoms flare up then my doctor will give me a steroid injection which stops my symptoms. I think a steroid injection can be injected locally into a painful area so you might want to check it out with your GP. Steroids are considered generally safe but do your research first because there is a very small increase in the chance of miscarriage, I believe. I'm thankful my symptoms are in remission so I don't need one at the moment. Hope you find a solution.

Oh, other remedies: tens machine, acupuncture maybe?

Oh and congratulations on your BFP!!

 

[sexysmurf]

are tens machines safe to use early on ?? thanx for the advice x

 

[tinytoy]

Hi, I had a prolapsed disc 7 years ago too. Pain free most of the time now and I really think it's mostly down to some really good physios and doing pilates every week. Lots of places do pilates for pregnancy - will help keep things moving and improve your core stability - really important while we're all putting on weight and centre of balance is changing. My OH thinks they're a cult because I rave about pilates so much but honestly, I'm a different woman now than before I started. No kidding.

Best of luck.

 

[scribbins]

Don't know about whether tens is safe in early pregnancy. X