Severe SPD and Avascular necrosis

[Mothertoone2]

Hi,

So I'm suffering real bad at the moment with SPD, I also have avascular necrosis (blood supply not getting to the hip bones and causing bone death) I have avascular necrosis in both hips and my right hip already has a 25% death of bone and cartilidge completely gone on both hips. This also causes me problems with my back as when my hips play up I move awkwardly and turn my body differently to help support my hurting hips which then puts pressure and strain on my back.

So as you can imagine the hips are already an issue for me and now my pubic bone is also causing me a lot of grief and stress. I continue to see a physiotherapist but not much they can do apart from advise on what's best. I am on crutches at the moment but struggling severely I struggle to sleep at night I can't even turn over in bed.

Im only 27 weeks and 1 day at the moment and I'm already a high risk pregnancy due to other complications and I am consultancy lead. I don't see consultant again until June when I'll be 34 weeks for c section date as precious pregnancy ended up in EMCS. I'm only 24 and getting very emotional that I'm having to struggle each and every day and I know there's people out there with worst things in their life I'm just feeling so sorry for myself.

Is there anyone that has suffered with this before and any other advice I can take from you? Also would consultant let me have c section at 38 weeks because of complications, I dread to think how I'm going to cope as I get bigger!!!

Thanks for reading

I don't want this post to get lost so commenting again haha

I’m so sorry to hear youre suffering :(

I just had plain old SPD and that’s bad enough!

Have you tried a pregnancy support pillow for night time? I can’t sleep without mine between my knees and ankles now (mine is about 6ft long)

Can you layer up some extra duvets under your bed sheets to make the bed more soft?

Heat therapy helps me the most - usually a hot water bottle or the hair dryer aimed under the bed sheeets!!

Sit really tall when watching Tv - press your bum down into the chair. Avoid squishy sofas

Be really careful about wearing only very well fitted flat shoes or go barefoot ideally - slippers or high heels are an absolute no no, as they destabilise your pelvis

Long term (post pregnancy) has anyone spoken to you about an exercise regime to improve muscle tone etc to help take the weight off your joints? I appreciate this would need to be done under careful guidance. I did a huge program after my first pregnancy with an online physio called the O.P Clinic (in Australia!)

best of luck x