Scoliosis & Pregnancy

[jurisane]

Any pregnant ladies out there with scoliosis? Di0 you have much back pain? If so how d0 you manage it?

31+5 weeks today and I pretty much go home crying everyday after work because of the pain. I just started some exercises the chiropractor gave me and brought in a pillow for my chair at work. I got my chair and keyboard re-adjusted too and I really hope it all helps because pain killers do absolutely nothing.

Any other ideas?

Yep I have scoliosis and two herniated discs in my spine was meant to have surgery but then I fell pregnant. I'm 26 weeks and in agony using crutches to walk and literally bathing all the time to try ease the pain. Have been like this from roughly 15 weeks pain is horrendous. I haven't found anything to help I sleep with loads of pillows but literally get 45minutes to an hour at a time as so uncomfortable. I also developed pelvic hurdle pain so my whole legs back hips and tail bone ache all the time. I can't wait to November to give birth and go see about surgery in January. Before I was pregnant I was thankful and pregabalin which was then reduced to paracetamol was offered strong pain relief by Dr but don't want to risk it as already have so much going wrong in my npregnancy. I would advise regular hot baths. Massage if you can get someone to do it. See a physio if you can . If you find anything that works let me know. And as hard as it sounds keep moving as much as possible if you stay seated and get stiff it's agony to move x

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Have you had surgery for your scoliosis? I was pregnant post-surgery and absolutely fine, spd at the end but nothing unmanageable. My consultant replied to all my email worries, have you spoken to your gp?

Zircon how did u find the recovery if your surgery I'm worried about recovery with small baby ? And can I ask aswell are Yous allowed epidurals as the anesthetist has said I can't have one due to scoliosis and the level of damage to my discs

zorion stupid phone

Never had to have surgery (yet...). I've been really lucky considering the number of different curves I've got. I was seeing a specialist for a number of years but stopped because I wasn't having any issues or unmanageable pain until now. Currently the doctor's got me on exercises to try and keep my shoulder blade from tipping forward (which didn't help a bit yesterday). He wants me to come in once a week for assessments.

But I feel so useless and miserable because I get home from work and just go straight to bed. There is still so much left to do before the baby arrives!

I've actually been worried about an epidural as well. I hope to go without one because I know a couple of my vertebrae and twisted right where they would normally give it. My OBGYN isn't much help because she's never had someone with scoliosis before. I would actually have to drive quite a bit away to find someone who has--I've checked.

I don't know how I'm going to cope in the next 12 weeks. I'm hoping for a natural birth aswell but with epidural completely ruled out by anesthetist and my orthopedic consultant I don't know how il cope, definitely do not want a section as it will be under general anesthetic and no-one will see her being born. Ask to see an anesthetist and they will look at any scans you've had and assess what your best method will be. I saw one quite early on and have to see them again at 33 weeks when discussing delivery (they don't know if I will deliver natural or not as orthopedic consultant is worried about me blowing Bother disc with pressure of pushing) . Xx

Not exactly the same but I have a huge double tubi grip for my pelvic girdle pain and I've been like a new woman since I got it. I was in excruciating pain before and the tubi grip is supporting my bump amazingly well - might be worth looking into as I imagine any relief for your back would help. I got mine from the physio.

The tube grip is good but still alot of pain. Them bump belts are so uncomfortable

I've got scoliosis and have had corrective surgery. I've had 2 normal pregnancies and delivered both babies without an epidural as I too was told it was too risky to have one and could result in infection of my metal rod, which might then have to be removed. I had a lot of pain in both pregnancies but things that really helped we're visiting an osteopath weekly (although obviously pricey), sleeping on a heat pad and having a full body pillow under my bump and between my legs when in bed. Good luck!

Sorry mummyneedingamswers I just saw this.

I had my surgery in my early twenties and the baby in my mid-twenties. I am so pleased I had the surgery, recovery was much quicker than anticipated and, although I had assumed no epidural, had one no problems.

I emailed my consultant and honestly wasn't expecting a reply as it was years later and I'd moved countries, but he was lovely and put my mind at ease. Essentially my back is stronger now than a normal back so carried the baby better (not sure about that...!) but he did say there shouldn't be an issue with the epidural and there wasn't. I was really worried as an epidural is the only pain relief available where I had ds! If you're worried and have questions I'd be happy to help as much as I can x

Sorry mummy again - just realized you'd be recovering from surgery after your baby is born... No that would have been impossible! I was immobile for 3 days, bed bound but with small physio exercises for another month, fragile for another 2 months maybe...

It was a lot shorter than the years recovery time predicted, but I was in my parents home, waited on with no responsibility!

It's really nice having a straightish back though. And clothes fitting normally!

Hi zorion yea baby would be potentially 10 weeks to 8 months when surgery scheduled and I'm really worried how it would be possible to cope when I raised my concerns before at my last appointment when they discussed surgery with me i pointed out that in the new year I will have baby but they said that I would have to get help for when recovering. Thing is I think it's very unrealistic to even consider it with having a baby so young but not sure I could function properly as mum on so many painkillers. These are all my fears as considering they have completely ruled out an epidural due to damaged discs and scoliosis how am I meant to make any decisions when I'm so limited. I'm finding every movement so painful at the minute took me an hour and a half to get around Tesco's as could walk very fast and up and down isles was a nightmare and I'm only 26 weeks. Then to have to consider surgery with a baby when dp works nightshirt and we rely on his income, I don't know how it's even manageable x

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