So, when they say you shouldn't exercise for 6 wks after the birth, apparently they mean: don't exercise for 6 wks. Even if you feel great. Even if you really want to.
I started walking in wk 3. Just a short little walk. I felt great afterwards and wanted to do more. I tried to restrain myself and just creep it up slowly. But it wasn't long before I was doing quite long walks, even while still resting for at least a day between. I felt so good ... until mid-last week. Maybe I overdid it??
I slept funny while trying to cuddle Cooper during the night and put my neck and shoulder out. I've always had kinda loose ligaments or something and visited the chiro a bit. The next day (Thurs) my hip started hurting too, and I made an appt for Friday. He adjusted various things, fixed my neck, but I queried that my hip still didn't feel good. "Give it time to settle," he responded.
It just kept getting worse. Soon it hurt to walk. I started limping. Grrr. Went back to the chiro today. He adjusted more things, but it still didn't feel right. He said he'd done all he good, and it's the Relaxin hormone still in my body from the pregnancy. He said there was nothing I could really do.
I hobbled out, barely making it to the car, climbed in and cried. How could he not be able to fix it!? How long would it last!? What did he mean, there was nothing I could do!? Had I stuffed my body up? Even things like a trip to the supermarket were so hard, and I was a little nervous carrying Cooper around, 'cuz my hip was catching and my leg giving way at various moments... what if it got worse and I fell and dropped him??
This evening I went to my pregnancy/post natal pilates class and am happy to say that I've stopped my emotional stress out :) I was the only one at the class, so had the physio to myself for an hour, and for half the price of a chiro visit - nice!! She confirmed the chiro's opinion that I am 'structurally sound' and that my prob is to do with hormones, but she saw light at the end of the tunnel for me... she did a bit of work on my hip that loosened it up heaps and we did some very gentle exercises. Feeling a lot better and walking more smoothly now.
She wondered if my problems are related in part to my breast reconstruction work, where they used my latissimus dorsi muscle in my back to make my new boob. Things are all rearranged and pulled out of place. Stupid body. Stupid tumours. Stupid muscles. Stupid joints. Stupid body that doesn't let me do what I want. And to think that tomorrow is gonna be a gorgeous 17 degrees... and I can't go walking :( (Won't be vacuuming either, but I'm not too sad about that, lol!!)
Anyway, that's my big sook for today. I'll be over it and happy again tomorrow, I'm sure. My body really isn't too bad, especially when compared to the pain and grief some people suffer for their whole lives. See, I'm starting to feel better already :)
Sorry you found out the hard way. I had no idea hormones could do that to you. (Perhaps plus the other stuff.) If the day's gonna be nice, you can find another way to enjoy it. Go have a picnic and take a book. Or go have some cake in a sunny sheltered cafe. That way you'll have even more reason to walk later when your body lets you again.
ReplyDeleteI like your way of thinking, Kel!! :D
ReplyDeleteYeah, crazy what our hormones can put us through, hey!? But I suppose they have their benefits too... would have been a lot worse trying to push a 10 pound baby out without all those hormones that make everything stretch, loosen and give way!
*big hugs* I hear ya!!! the Relaxin sure does have its benefits, and the hormones are there to gelp us emotionally bond etc but the body falling apart...I hear ya there!PTL my pelvis is still together but everytime I go back to see Dr Pat its another little thing that's out! slowly getting back to a 'normal body' I hope!
ReplyDeleteSucks! I hear you with the hip and leg giving way thing, I had that before Tiny was born, but it's good now. You'll get there!!! I probably should tell you it's been 26ish degrees here all week? It's divine!!!
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