It happened again. The pain and tightness of chest which leads to feeling like your heart is going to burst because you can't breathe. The pain in the middle of your spine, which shoots out to the sides and feels like someone is squeezing your rib cage. The sharpness so bad, that you feel like there is no end in sight. The agony of it all, because nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing helps it to feel better. So you sit and wait. And cry. You cry a lot, almost to the point of screaming.
The first time this happened I was at my parents house. The second time was in the middle of the night in my own bed. This time, is happened yet again in the dark of night. It was 3:30 a.m. And I woke up clutching my chest and arching my back from the pain.
Erwin woke up again to my sobs. We soon realized that this episode wasn't going away after a few hours like it usually does. It was the most painful and longest one I have ever had up to this point. He kept asking what he could do and to take deep breaths. But it hurt to talk and deep breaths felt even worse than me hyperventilating. If he touched me, it hurt. If I moved at all, it hurt. If I tried to imagine the pain leaving my body, it hurt. If I walked, it hurt. Laying down....hurt. There is no relief and that is what can be so upsetting.
After 3 hours of trying different things, I went to go back to the bed and it worsened. It was so bad, my cries were even louder and I guarantee that my landlords thought that I was giving birth. I asked Erwin for a blessing. It was a wonderful one. But nothing changed. I pleaded for relief in personal prayer, and nothing changed. Erwin asked me to get out of bed and hop into the shower. He put it extra hot and the shower head on massage mode. I stood there with my head up against the wall for a good 35 minutes. The pain subsided some and the water was a nice distraction.
After I was done, I crawled back into bed propped up with lots of pillows. I was so tired I wanted to sleep more than anything, but the pain was so bad I couldn't. I would doze off for about 3 minutes, and then my eyes would shoot open again with pain. I tried laying back down and the tears came again with the pain it caused. Erwin finally hit his exhaustion point and started to fall asleep. I stayed awake and tried to endure the pain, all the while wondering why this was happening and when it would stop. Right as I was about to prop myself up and tell Erwin we needed to go to the hospital, my back pain found extreme relief when I switched pillows. Something I had been doing all night long...but for some reason my body decided to end my agony.
After all was said and done, almost 5 hours had gone by and Wa'a woke up for the day. Erwin was out cold, and since I was awake already, I crawled out of bed carefully and he and I came to the living room. Still weary of my pain and it coming back, I put on a movie right away for him to watch and have been sitting still while he is engrossed.
I wonder if this has to do with my pregnancy. I can't think of anything else that has happened that might contribute to this awful experience. And the fact that it's upper back pain is odd, since most people have lower. And the fact that my rib cage feels tightened and crushing my heart....well...what on earth could that be from? All I know is that once baby girl comes, I hope this stops.
But finally with the dawn of day, came my relief. The Lord didn't answer my prayers right away, but they were still answered. I saw no end in sight and felt miserable, but the comfort and relief finally came. It happened during the night, while my toddler slept and while I wasn't alone or out in public. All the while my husband got me water, medicine, played me music and talked with me while I cried. These are all huge blessings that give thanks for to the Lord. Now let's just figure this out so I don't have to go through this again. *fingers crossed*!!
The first time this happened I was at my parents house. The second time was in the middle of the night in my own bed. This time, is happened yet again in the dark of night. It was 3:30 a.m. And I woke up clutching my chest and arching my back from the pain.
Erwin woke up again to my sobs. We soon realized that this episode wasn't going away after a few hours like it usually does. It was the most painful and longest one I have ever had up to this point. He kept asking what he could do and to take deep breaths. But it hurt to talk and deep breaths felt even worse than me hyperventilating. If he touched me, it hurt. If I moved at all, it hurt. If I tried to imagine the pain leaving my body, it hurt. If I walked, it hurt. Laying down....hurt. There is no relief and that is what can be so upsetting.
After 3 hours of trying different things, I went to go back to the bed and it worsened. It was so bad, my cries were even louder and I guarantee that my landlords thought that I was giving birth. I asked Erwin for a blessing. It was a wonderful one. But nothing changed. I pleaded for relief in personal prayer, and nothing changed. Erwin asked me to get out of bed and hop into the shower. He put it extra hot and the shower head on massage mode. I stood there with my head up against the wall for a good 35 minutes. The pain subsided some and the water was a nice distraction.
After I was done, I crawled back into bed propped up with lots of pillows. I was so tired I wanted to sleep more than anything, but the pain was so bad I couldn't. I would doze off for about 3 minutes, and then my eyes would shoot open again with pain. I tried laying back down and the tears came again with the pain it caused. Erwin finally hit his exhaustion point and started to fall asleep. I stayed awake and tried to endure the pain, all the while wondering why this was happening and when it would stop. Right as I was about to prop myself up and tell Erwin we needed to go to the hospital, my back pain found extreme relief when I switched pillows. Something I had been doing all night long...but for some reason my body decided to end my agony.
After all was said and done, almost 5 hours had gone by and Wa'a woke up for the day. Erwin was out cold, and since I was awake already, I crawled out of bed carefully and he and I came to the living room. Still weary of my pain and it coming back, I put on a movie right away for him to watch and have been sitting still while he is engrossed.
I wonder if this has to do with my pregnancy. I can't think of anything else that has happened that might contribute to this awful experience. And the fact that it's upper back pain is odd, since most people have lower. And the fact that my rib cage feels tightened and crushing my heart....well...what on earth could that be from? All I know is that once baby girl comes, I hope this stops.
But finally with the dawn of day, came my relief. The Lord didn't answer my prayers right away, but they were still answered. I saw no end in sight and felt miserable, but the comfort and relief finally came. It happened during the night, while my toddler slept and while I wasn't alone or out in public. All the while my husband got me water, medicine, played me music and talked with me while I cried. These are all huge blessings that give thanks for to the Lord. Now let's just figure this out so I don't have to go through this again. *fingers crossed*!!
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