This has become the most boring blog EVER
Had my MRI yesterday. It confirmed that my disk is ruptured. (DUH.)
The good news is that there is still enough space in my spinal canal to get an epidural while I'm in labor. (Thank GOD.)
I also had an ultrasound yesterday to rule out gallstones.
The good news- no gallstones.
The bad news- still no idea what's causing the rib pain.
My next door neighbor told me his sister-in-law had the same horrible rib pain that I'm having and that it started around the same time (six months).
I asked him if her pain ever got better and he said "Yeah, at about 35 weeks."
Oh goody. Only 8 more weeks of non-stop torturous pain.
I'm sorry that this is all I've been writing about lately, but the pain is causing me to have an even more difficult time than usual stringing together coherent sentences.
I will try to write something interesting (and perhaps non-pregnancy related) soon.
Comments
Hey, if you need to vent then we're here for you. I'm glad that it appears you can have your epidural and even more glad you don't have gallstones. Hang in there, sweetheart. It will all be worth it when you get that baby in your arms. :)
Posted by: platypus | February 22, 2007 05:33 PM
Don't sweat it, toots - I say, that much pain entitles you to write about whatever the fuck you wanna write about. It lets us at least pretend that we are sharing a friend's burden, at least, so maybe it's mutually beneficial.
*belly pat*
Posted by: Bucky Four-Eyes | February 22, 2007 11:05 PM
I'm with bucky. Good news about the epidural, oh boy are they good- my proffessional opinion is now also personal! Just wait until she is born- honey, it is all worth it. Seriously. And then all you'll be able to talk about is HER!!
Posted by: Jen | February 24, 2007 12:46 AM
My wife has the rib pain too. It'll go away eventually. I think it has something to do with where the placenta attaches.
Posted by: MIke | February 26, 2007 09:42 PM
I just stumbled onto your blog, and wonder if I could share some info. My girlfriend had the same problem with her pg. It was her gallbladder- and no, no gallstones. It basically stopped producing the bile that breaks down the fat in your food. Try severely limiting the fat in your diet and see if that helps, or of course ask your doc. It went away after she gave birth. I am so sorry you are in pain, and the the low fat thing sucks when all you want to do is eat! Hope this helps!!
Posted by: Jess | February 26, 2007 10:09 PM