FINALLY got adjusted by a chiropractor yesterday, and I can't believe I didn't do it sooner!
I went in hoping to fix the sciatica that has been plaguing me for months now, and hopefully fix some of the hip/pelvic/back pain I'd been having.
The sciatica is still there, unfortunately, I'm still kind of waiting to see if my body will adjust, or if there's inflammation that will go away, or SOMETHING, but I'll probably go back in a week or two to try again, just to see what else can be done :)
That was sort of a let down, HOWEVER, while I thought the sciatica was my main problem, I had no idea how terrible my hips/pelvis were! I have been waddling like I was about to have a baby since the middle of my pregnancy, and it's just been getting worse and worse the further along I've gotten. It has just plain hurt to walk for so long! Grocery shopping has become like the most dreaded responsibility I have, just because it's torture to walk around the grocery store at a snail's pace, in horrendous pain.
It's also been horrible trying to get up and down off the ground (which I do a ton of, having a toddler and all); it seriously felt like my pelvis was going to crush itself or something every single time. I dreaded having to get up off the floor every time, and there was a lot of very unladylike like grunting and groaning with every effort!
Also, just lying down has been painful. Lying on my sides made my hips hurt, even with pillows between my legs, so I'd try lying on my back for a couple minutes to try to take the pressure off, but that hurt too! I've been spending a lot of time sleeping in the floor by Evie's bed for the last couple months and that made it so much worse!
I was so sure that's just how it was going to have to be for the rest of this pregnancy, and had my fingers crossed that having the baby would resolve the problem.
I am pleased to report that since being adjusted I can walk again!! I'm walking so much faster (though still probably half my normal speed, lol) and I don't waddle like a hip-replacement candidate anymore!!! I just went grocery shopping tonight and it was SO much more do-able. I can get up off the floor with no groaning, and lying down is so much more comfortable--no hip/pelvic pain!
Even though doing all those things still hurts because of the sciatica, I cannot believe how incredibly much my life has improved by reducing my pain as much as I have! I'm still hoping there's some way to get rid of the sciatica all together, but I will take what I can get! I'm so much more comfortable now.
Next pregnancy I think I'd like to be adjusted monthly from the beginning. I can't believe how many months I have suffered when I didn't need to. I have seriously had break downs over this! I guess next time I'll know better :)
I went in hoping to fix the sciatica that has been plaguing me for months now, and hopefully fix some of the hip/pelvic/back pain I'd been having.
The sciatica is still there, unfortunately, I'm still kind of waiting to see if my body will adjust, or if there's inflammation that will go away, or SOMETHING, but I'll probably go back in a week or two to try again, just to see what else can be done :)
That was sort of a let down, HOWEVER, while I thought the sciatica was my main problem, I had no idea how terrible my hips/pelvis were! I have been waddling like I was about to have a baby since the middle of my pregnancy, and it's just been getting worse and worse the further along I've gotten. It has just plain hurt to walk for so long! Grocery shopping has become like the most dreaded responsibility I have, just because it's torture to walk around the grocery store at a snail's pace, in horrendous pain.
It's also been horrible trying to get up and down off the ground (which I do a ton of, having a toddler and all); it seriously felt like my pelvis was going to crush itself or something every single time. I dreaded having to get up off the floor every time, and there was a lot of very unladylike like grunting and groaning with every effort!
Also, just lying down has been painful. Lying on my sides made my hips hurt, even with pillows between my legs, so I'd try lying on my back for a couple minutes to try to take the pressure off, but that hurt too! I've been spending a lot of time sleeping in the floor by Evie's bed for the last couple months and that made it so much worse!
I was so sure that's just how it was going to have to be for the rest of this pregnancy, and had my fingers crossed that having the baby would resolve the problem.
I am pleased to report that since being adjusted I can walk again!! I'm walking so much faster (though still probably half my normal speed, lol) and I don't waddle like a hip-replacement candidate anymore!!! I just went grocery shopping tonight and it was SO much more do-able. I can get up off the floor with no groaning, and lying down is so much more comfortable--no hip/pelvic pain!
Even though doing all those things still hurts because of the sciatica, I cannot believe how incredibly much my life has improved by reducing my pain as much as I have! I'm still hoping there's some way to get rid of the sciatica all together, but I will take what I can get! I'm so much more comfortable now.
Next pregnancy I think I'd like to be adjusted monthly from the beginning. I can't believe how many months I have suffered when I didn't need to. I have seriously had break downs over this! I guess next time I'll know better :)
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