Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Mommy pains?
The past few days, I have beginning to experience some pain in my joints. It has gotten so bad in my shoulders that I have not been able to lift Aubrey. We even called our friend, Kate Fasshauer, to come over at 6am to help me out. That day, I broke down and went to the Doctor. Unable to diagnose my problem, they prescribed a muscle relaxer, pain medicine and physical therapy. I began physical therapy with some improvement. The joint flexibility increased but the pain didn't really get much better. I decided I felt okay for us to still head back to Orion for the weekend. We could use a little extra help with Aubrey. :) Things didn't really improve much for me. In fact, by the time Saturday night came, all of my joints were swelling...ankles, wrists, fingers, knees and the pain in my shoulders was unbearable. We decided the next day we needed to bring Mom back with us so I could get some help with Aubrey. So, Sunday afternoon, we headed back home. By the time we got back to Bolingbrook, I could barely walk. So, with some convincing from my Mom, Jeff and I headed directly to the emergency room. Once I got there, they immediately hooked me up to an IV and drew some blood. As expected, my results came back showing my inflammation level was through the roof. The decided to give me a steroid injection into my IV. Within 10 minutes, the swelling went down and the pain started to go away. The next morning I woke up good as new. The doctors still don't know what happened, what caused it, etc. All I know is it was very scary. I was beginning to think I wouldn't be able to ever lift my baby again. Good thing, everything is all back to normal.
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