Herniated disks and pregnancy.

[lumadea]

Hi!  So I'm very curious about this. I have about 5 or more Herniated disks which has been causing pinched nerves.  Before pregnancy that pain felt like somebody was stabbing me with a dull knife with a scale rating of 7. Pretty tolerable.  I have had this since I was  15. I am now 18. The reason it went untreated was because when I got an mri and xray a month after I was 16 I was lied to and said they didn't find anything.  However I went in to do physical therapy and my therapist actually found the problem.  Lone behold it was disks.  I could've had it gone right away but the doctors lied.  So now I'm stuck dealing with this.  I am 11 weeks pregnant. I literally cannot stand for more than 10 minutes without excruciating pain.  I end up crying because of it. It feels like it has gotten worse since being pregnant.  Could my back hurt my baby or cause concerns? I have my first ultrasound sound Monday.  But advice beforehand would be appreciated thanks!

[DelainaN]

It sounds painful ! Definitely see what can be done because it will only get more painful! Good luck !

[lumadea]

No.  But I might ask my doctor Monday and see what she says.  I'm hoping it's just me being paranoid.  :(

[DelainaN]

Great question! I don't know the answer tho... Have you looked into getting a prenatal adjustment?

[Rq111111]

I had same problem at 16 doctors also lied but persevere i got my operation in the end. Pregnsncy can make ur back worde anyeay so carry on with physio u might need a support belt. Your back problem itself cannout harm the baby just careful with the medicatipn u take x