20-12-2010, 11:39
Excruciating back and sternum pain
March 15 2008 at 7:51 PM herekittykitty (no login)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
just started week 4 and it was smooth sailing -- until now. now when i put the system on i get this painful burning sensation in my mid-back to the right of my spine (not just one spot -- it seems to move up and down) and a soreness on my sternum (right between my breasts but on the right side). the pain is so awful and it doesn't matter if i'm sitting, standing or lying down (though lying down is the worst even propped up). massaging my back doesn't help at all and heat on my back helps only the tiniest bit. i wear the bra open so that isn't causing pressure. it hurt so much last night i cried and after being asleep only an hour, i had to take the system off it was so unbearable. it's so bad that the pain continued for almost an hour after i took the system off. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE???
Author Reply
Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Excruciating back and sternum pain March 15 2008, 8:35 PM
I had back pain (have had problems with bad back for years but this was higher up) and almost hard to breathe. Found it a great relief to sleep on my stomach with several pillows under my stomach and then more pillows under my face with a gap between to put the domes down the gap. This takes the pressure off your back without squashing the domes - I could sleep like this with narrow XL so you should be ok if you have enough pillows.
For the sternum, do you actually have any redness or any area which is painful to touch? I got a lump on my sternum that was painful especially just as your release the domes. I think it was caused by the pressure from the bra - ditch the bra! Try wearing a tight t-shirt or a zip up top instead or if you use an airlock you might get away with something loose (I only wore something tight when I was working out). The painful area on the sternum - is it like bruising or like a carpet burn? Were your domes brand new and of the correct size?
silv
(Login silv1)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Excruciating back and sternum pain March 16 2008, 2:17 AM
I also have back and neck pain but that's from car accident years ago but my pain not curable as I have bulging discs. The pain is so bad sometimes i would get headaches and feel nauseous. The thing that helped me was doing yoga. I didn't do the type that they teach in the gym (don't have the time and too lazy to go). I do the ones that are specifically for neck and back pain. you only need to spend about 15 mins a day. Too bad I lost the book or i can give you the title. i hope you can search online as this yoga therapy is the only thing that worked for me.
herekittykitty
(no login) Re: Excruciating back and sternum pain March 16 2008, 5:36 AM
the sternum pain is accompanied by a patch of bright redness. my domes are not new (remember that this is my second cycle -- the first one, which last only 5 weeks, was about 3 years ago). i am trying a new track that i hope will help ease my pain -- using only the smartbox (for 2 weeks i have been using the airlock and increasing the pressure). i am hoping that the problem was ramping up too quickly but that if i do it slowly, i will be able to avoid the pain.
March 15 2008 at 7:51 PM herekittykitty (no login)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
just started week 4 and it was smooth sailing -- until now. now when i put the system on i get this painful burning sensation in my mid-back to the right of my spine (not just one spot -- it seems to move up and down) and a soreness on my sternum (right between my breasts but on the right side). the pain is so awful and it doesn't matter if i'm sitting, standing or lying down (though lying down is the worst even propped up). massaging my back doesn't help at all and heat on my back helps only the tiniest bit. i wear the bra open so that isn't causing pressure. it hurt so much last night i cried and after being asleep only an hour, i had to take the system off it was so unbearable. it's so bad that the pain continued for almost an hour after i took the system off. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE???
Author Reply
Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Excruciating back and sternum pain March 15 2008, 8:35 PM
I had back pain (have had problems with bad back for years but this was higher up) and almost hard to breathe. Found it a great relief to sleep on my stomach with several pillows under my stomach and then more pillows under my face with a gap between to put the domes down the gap. This takes the pressure off your back without squashing the domes - I could sleep like this with narrow XL so you should be ok if you have enough pillows.
For the sternum, do you actually have any redness or any area which is painful to touch? I got a lump on my sternum that was painful especially just as your release the domes. I think it was caused by the pressure from the bra - ditch the bra! Try wearing a tight t-shirt or a zip up top instead or if you use an airlock you might get away with something loose (I only wore something tight when I was working out). The painful area on the sternum - is it like bruising or like a carpet burn? Were your domes brand new and of the correct size?
silv
(Login silv1)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Excruciating back and sternum pain March 16 2008, 2:17 AM
I also have back and neck pain but that's from car accident years ago but my pain not curable as I have bulging discs. The pain is so bad sometimes i would get headaches and feel nauseous. The thing that helped me was doing yoga. I didn't do the type that they teach in the gym (don't have the time and too lazy to go). I do the ones that are specifically for neck and back pain. you only need to spend about 15 mins a day. Too bad I lost the book or i can give you the title. i hope you can search online as this yoga therapy is the only thing that worked for me.
herekittykitty
(no login) Re: Excruciating back and sternum pain March 16 2008, 5:36 AM
the sternum pain is accompanied by a patch of bright redness. my domes are not new (remember that this is my second cycle -- the first one, which last only 5 weeks, was about 3 years ago). i am trying a new track that i hope will help ease my pain -- using only the smartbox (for 2 weeks i have been using the airlock and increasing the pressure). i am hoping that the problem was ramping up too quickly but that if i do it slowly, i will be able to avoid the pain.