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Hello! I'm new here. I'm 27 y/o and my husband and I have been thinking about having a baby...but I am nervous because I have chronic pain. I've had two significant lower back muscular injuries and fibromylagia. I've had TONS of physical therapy, occupational therapy, pain rehab etc etc. I've gone from not being able to get off the couch and worried that I'll never be able to work again, to living life fairly normally, as long as I'm careful. Good body mechanics, stretching, lifting weights, trying to keep a positive attitude, and massage are staples in my life. And I'm worried that it will all change once I get pregnant. I understand that some exercises and massages can be dangerous during pregnancy.? I expect that there will be more pain...it's just, it seems as of lately everytime I get a new pain it doesn't go away. It stays, forever. There's a part of me that fears if I take this on, that some how it's going to trauma my lower back more and I'll never heal from it. My doctor thinks I'll probably be ok but really can't say for sure. No one can, I know that. Right now, the only med I'm on for pain is noratriptyline (I may have really spelled that wrong, sorry). I'm in the process of weaning off it because it's a class C drug, which I guess means it's better if I can get off it. I think there's a chance of the baby missing limbs otherwise, but not even my doctor seemed sure of that. So far the tapering off is going ok, though I'm discovering that it was doing more for me than I thought it was. If I can get off it I will, but my doctor thinks that if I need it, I need it and it will probably be ok. Anyway, I'm just really nervous and having a hard time find a lot of information on this subject and would love to hear from anyone whose been through it!
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