My world is ending, I feel like crap, I was just diagnosed to something caused by pregnancy…?
I’m going to be brief but I need help if you know this:
3 months prior to delivery I started to feel extreme pain on my hips and back, they said it was the sciatic nerve and that it would go away,
well, I have been getting treatments but its been 6 months and the pain JUST keep getting worse, so after 2 MRI on my hips and pelvic they finally found out what I have:
I have Avascular Necrosis of the Hip: I feel like Im going to die. I have a 6 month old baby and NO one to help me but my husband and I have to have surgery the recovery can take up to 6 months. I am very depressed, why does this has to happen to me.
God…
http://www.eorthopod.com/public/patient_education/6554/avascular_necrosis_of_the_hip.html
The doctor said that it was probably caused by pregnancy but when I read searching online it says could be cause by alcoholism which I barely ever drink…
Im so sorry to hear this the good thing is that you finally know what is causing your pain and now you can have this surgery done and get it over with so you can start on the road to recovery. It so very hard when you have a baby in the house but maybe your husband can take some time off to stay with you and if he can’t maybe your mom or a family member can come stay with you for awhile. Good luck and don’t let it bring you down you have to be strong for your baby
You need to think about the people who DON’T have a treatment option when you go through things like this. You are far more lucky than the young mothers who lose their lives to cancers, heart disease, things like that. You need to be thankful that you WILL be able to recover. And think of the millions of dying people who would gladly trade places with you. You have a healthy happy baby and you are healthy yourself. This is nothing more than a bump in the road. Be thankful you weren’t diagnosed with something uncureable.
Sorry to hear you have that. I understand where you are coming from. I have diabetes, which is mainly controlled by diet and pills when I’m not pregnant and insulin when I am.
I get tired frequently, feel ill sometimes and have sugar lows when I don’t eat enough to compensate the insulin. I have a 19 month old that I have to run after daily, and I will have a newborn in a few months. With my son, I felt so good after his birth because my diabetes was normal for about 3 months…so I hope this happens with my second baby…because it will be just me mainly as my husband will have to work 50+ hours a week.
When I was first diagnosed with diabetes, I was depressed…mad at the world…thinking why me. Then after awhile I realized that was not doing me any good. I decided to just deal with it.
I don’t know much about what you have, but most anything is treatable these days. And I don’t know what religion you are..or if you believe at all in God…but my way of looking at things is, God doesn’t give us more then we can handle. That gets me through most days.
So sorry to hear about your troubles. Perhaps your husband could take off, if youre in the US im fairly certain FMLA covers someone taking of to care for a spouse like this. The loss of income can be a hit, but I do not know youre situation. Another option might be hiring someone to help you around the house and with the baby. Perhaps there is someone at a local college studying child development that would offer services for a small fee and possibly room and board (theyll be there most of the day then). I know my cousin did things like this when she was in college.
I read your link and it said that there is a link between your condition and alcoholism but that this condition can be caused by so many things including cortisone shots or something bearing weight on the hips and crushing the blood vessels (like could happen in pregnancy).
Good Luck. and i wish you a speedy recovery. if you live ina big city there might be a support group where you can get more answers