For 2-3 weeks now I've had bad aching in my lower back & pain in my buttocks and knees. Had lots of pain in my lower abdomen a while back, but kept telling myself not to bother MW/GP as it was probably ligaments stretching.
Anyhoo, pain is making it hard to move around - painful to sleep, painful to get up/walk/bend/bathe, painful to do pretty much anything!
So, I called my MW, who told me to call the GP. I just could not face the bus ride to an appt plus either a walk or v.long wait for bus back (surgery is nearly 2 miles away, with no footpath there & bus is only once an hour). GP told me to pick up a leaflet from reception with back exercises in and that it should help (told him I'm 25wks pg, so he is aware).
DH brought the leaflet home tonight and I could have cried - more than half the exercises involve lying flat on one's tum (no chance!), or doing things like hugging knees to chest - it hurts too much to reach my sodding legs at the moment for shaving/moisturising, there's no way I'm trying to hug my knees. Out of two sheets of double-sided A4, there's actually only two exercises I can do (recommended for arthritis?)!
MW is now on two weeks hols, last advice to me was if the GP's advice did not work, phone hospital. So I can phone them on Monday, but what to do in the meantime - tempted to grab the painkillers, but I've been doing everything I can to avoid that (including staying awake for hours, after pain has woken me up). Am knackered, tetchy and still in pain - any ideas?