Hi, my name is Stephanie and I just found this site, and I am very excited. I am 36 years old, pregnant with my 2nd child, 7 months along and have lived with Chronic pain for over 10 years now....
I have a daughter that is 6 years old, but when I was pregnant with her, my pain was not as bad as it is now, for I had 1 car accident in between that put my back and neck over the edge.
This was not a planned pregnancy, and when I found out, I was so scared due to being on medicine, and what is it going to do to the baby...I called my OB and they told me what I could take, and what I had to stop taking....so I did what they suggested....my OB took over my medications and went on prescribing them to me....
Well, now my OB is suddenly freaked out about my medicines and me taking them....he is to the point of not wanting me to take them at all, and sent me to another dr. that he referred and I had a horrible experience...this second dr. judged me and was really mean to me, and told me to get off all meds right away, and to just "deal with the pain"......to me, that is a nightmear...the thought of being in pain and nothing to help it is scary...this Dr. also knew nothing about me or my history and had no compassion, only saw that I was pregnant and taking meds. What he did not realize is that chronic pain doesn't stop due to being pregnant, and going cold turkey sounds dangerous to me, and that the dr's want to cover themselves with no compassion for me or my baby....and I do understand, medicine and pregnancy do not go hand in hand, but chronic pain has to be treated some how, some way......it isn't always an option to just deal with it....
I refuse to be left with my pain and no help....I got on the phone and contacted a pain clinic and my OB is going to refer me there and so is my PCP. I am praying I can get in and be treated....they deal with pregnant women, so that is what I was told on the phone, so I am hopeful...I know that someone out there deals with this, and knows what they are doing....I refuse to be left alone in pain.....there are others out there that have what I have and have healthy babies....
If anything, I hope maybe my story and what I am going through will help someone, or someone can help me with their experience.....I have also been judged by alot of people, and it is because they do not understand....pain is so awful, and I want to enjoy my pregnancy instead of having the stress of all this......
Anyone that has been here or is going through this, you replies are soooo welcome....I hope I can help others out there, and let other know they are not alone....
Thank you for listening.......
Stephanie
