Friday, November 30, 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
It's A....
Girl! We have two precious boys, and now a little girl to add to our family. We are very thankful.
On the pain front, things are going pretty well. Sometimes I even forget to take Tylenol on a regular basis. I still take it at least once a day and once at night (along with nighttime Flexeril), but I no longer wake in the nights in pain - and nighttime pain wakings were every single night in the first trimester. My guess is that everything is loosening up here in the second trimester with all the hormones flowing. I am back in PT since my appendectomy, but I can tell I lost ground in the strengthening area while I was out. I have been doing some neural flossing, but not enough. I would probably get better results if I did it twice a day, but I haven't been.
On Thanksgiving, I did a lot of standing, cooking and cleaning, just on Tylenol, and the pain level was very manageable. I hope this continues through the third trimester, but I'm not taking any chances. I'm going to keep up my PT the whole time and also monitor my activity level to make sure I don't overdo it. Driving, shopping, and sitting for extended periods are still the most painful things I do, so I have to be sure not to compound these activities too much in any 24-hour period.
On the pain front, things are going pretty well. Sometimes I even forget to take Tylenol on a regular basis. I still take it at least once a day and once at night (along with nighttime Flexeril), but I no longer wake in the nights in pain - and nighttime pain wakings were every single night in the first trimester. My guess is that everything is loosening up here in the second trimester with all the hormones flowing. I am back in PT since my appendectomy, but I can tell I lost ground in the strengthening area while I was out. I have been doing some neural flossing, but not enough. I would probably get better results if I did it twice a day, but I haven't been.
On Thanksgiving, I did a lot of standing, cooking and cleaning, just on Tylenol, and the pain level was very manageable. I hope this continues through the third trimester, but I'm not taking any chances. I'm going to keep up my PT the whole time and also monitor my activity level to make sure I don't overdo it. Driving, shopping, and sitting for extended periods are still the most painful things I do, so I have to be sure not to compound these activities too much in any 24-hour period.
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