my back hurts so bad :(

[curiousmunchkin]

i'm just to the half point & my back hurts sooo bad
i've always had really tight muscles, like knots all the way up & down my back. i used to get massages @ my chiro back home & even in my early teens the massage therapists would say i had the knots/stress of someone in their 40's!!! it's always been pretty bad
but the past few weeks it's gotten worse. i had problems with sciatica before pregnancy & thats gotten worse as well, like this past sunday it was hurting so bad i could barely walk, or well when i did walk is when i felt the pain, it was definitely better when i was sitting. but even now, sitting certain ways, or laying, even on my side, my back will hurt
i've tried heat, & it'll work for the moment, but it's never a lasting thing. i wish i could go to a chiro or get a massage(hubby tries but his hands dont last long @ all, i wish i could massage myself! i was in massage school for a while before i moved up here) but the army dosent cover that(that i know of,lol, i know you have to have certain reasons to see a chiro, you cant just go get regular adjustments) & we dont have the money so that i could see a chiro, or get massages every now & than.
does anyone else have anything that worked for them with back pain?
i'm definitely going to talk to my dr about this @ my next appointment, but that wont be till the 9th.
ok i know that was SUPER long, & I'm sorry, i just had to vent/cry about it somewhere!


edit: also it's mostly my upper back, i get the lower back pain as well, but it's mostly muscles in my upper back/shoulders.

[amanda1986]

Awwwwww I hope there is something your doc can do or refer you to someone that can help you!

[curiousmunchkin]

thanks!!! i hope so too

[Missin'mymarine1]

aww I am sorry. I know how you feel though. I have this one spot in my back that spasms all the time. Nothing helps it either. My doc said to fix my posture and it is all a part of pregnancy. I hope you get some help with yours.

[curiousmunchkin]

thanks! i wish it was just one spot, like literally, if you "Massaged" the muscles on each side of my spine, like up & down my back, you'd feel knots all the way down it's that bad, always has been, but pregnancy has definitely made it worse!! & i have actually been sitting up straight & things like that, anything to help, but it hasnt!
well i hope you feel better too! & maybe we can get some relief somehow. i know my hot shower earlier felt great & helped a lil, but only for a few minutes, now it's back to what it was before.

[Wen-D]

Sorry! Back pain sucks! Sciatica pain hurts like all hell-o! I was in misery with it when I was pregnant with dd. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy!

[curiousmunchkin]

Originally Posted by Carpenter's Wife Sorry! Back pain sucks! Sciatica pain hurts like all hell-o! I was in misery with it when I was pregnant with dd. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy!

omg i know!!! & i had probs with it before i got pregnant, i go around all day tellin hubby or even the dog that my butt hurts, but really it just hurts sooo bad, stupid nerve that gets knotted up in, oh this is going to drive me crazy that i cant remember which muscle will "wrap" around it, thats what i get for being out of massage school for so long,lol. but ya, i would have someone work on it back @ my school, like some of the other students, ones that were farther along, & every day it went back to what it was before they worked it out, it was soooo bad!!! like even teachers i had were suprised. uh this is all just so frustrating!
i hope you dont have probs with it this pregnancy!!

[Wen-D]

Originally Posted by curiousmunchkin i hope you dont have probs with it this pregnancy!!

Me too!!!! And I hope you find some relief!

[curiousmunchkin]

Originally Posted by Carpenter's Wife Me too!!!! And I hope you find some relief!

thanks!

[curiousmunchkin]

uh, even a good nights sleep didnt help!