when I was pregnant with my daughter I
couldn't walk and was eventually bed
ridden with pubis symphysis dysfunction.
This is when the pelvis become unstable
and tries to work in 2 halves. It is
extremely painful. My whole spine became
unstable too. I was having muscle spasms,
head locked and at one point my husband
had to hold me over the toilet as I
couldn't weight bear.
After the birth I gradually
recovered(after 7 months) but not
completely. I now want another baby but
this will happen again and it gets worse
with each pregnancy. The pelvis can
actually separate totally in some cases.
Dr says it's because i'm hypermobile (more
flexible than most). Then when i'm
pregnant I become more flexible due to the
hormones which is what causes the painful
condition. This presents itself in the
sacroiliac joints and pubis symphysis
(cartidge which is classified as a joint
in the front of the pubic bone).
Dr wants to do diagnostic injections
first. He will inject a steriod and
anesthetic into the 3 joints (a total of
11 injections in one sitting).
If these get rid of my current pain he
then wants to do denervation. He will
then burn out the relative nerves. This
means that when i'm pregnant again, I will
still get the condition but hopefully
won't be in the agony I was in before.
From reading this you'd think i'd jump at
the chance for treatment. However, my
fear is getting the better of me. I am so
scared of the procedure itself. I had
tons of invasive stuff done as a child of
which I was not prepared for or even told
about to the final moment as a child and
the fear has stayed with me.
The dr did say he will sedate me which is
good but it doesn't stop the pain though.
I just don't know how painful these
injections are going to be and having 11
of them means i'll be there a long time!
My consultant doesn't use local anesthetic
for this. He just goes straight into the
joints. Has anyone else had sacroiliac
joint injections? If so, were they
painful?
My injections are on monday morning (not
tomorrow but the next day) and my fear is
totally ruining the weekend.
Any words of comfort would be so
gratefully received right now.
