PCOS Messages for December, 2002: Re: Body Aches

Re: Body Aches

From: Amelie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:38:37 -0600 (CST)

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Right there with you sister. I am fairly newly diagnosed as of September, and have made some changes to ease my physical symptoms.

After over a year of intolerable back/period pain (pain all year long, horribly worse during periods), I was referred to a chiropractor. It helped. So did back exercises from the physical therapist and getting a better chair at work (with a lower lumbar roll and a thing to sit on). My back was really out of whack because I was overcompensating when carrying things/sitting because I was in pain all the time and sometimes I couldn't even drive my car because I couldn't bend to get in it. This was all previous to my diagnosis.

The sharp pelvic pain unrelated to cramping was apparently from pelvic floor muscles jounced around from the heaviness/endometrium. The past year, I would start a period every few months and then bleed for 2 months. Yeah. SEriously.

Periods are down to nearly nothing, and very few cramps, now that I am on yasmin (my dream medication). My friend who does not have PCOS had averse reactions to yasmin, by the way. Mostly skin/emotion related.

I definitely have some arthritis (have had it for a long time), but it acts up mainly during rainy season or if I have not been active. Yoga helps with stiffness and general flexibility. Low impact stretching might help, also you should talk to your doctor about analgesics. I have a prescription for motrin (not very exciting, I know) and for flexeril (slightly more exciting) for when the cramps/aches are really bad. Regardless, you should get yourself checked out by a doctor for the pain, especially in the legs if it's not joint related pain.

Much love and good luck,

-- amelie

At Sun, 15 Dec 2002, LisaH wrote: > >Is there anyone on this board who are experiencing body aches. Idon't >know if it is due to our hormone imbalances, but I've been having pain >on my legs, my pelvic area and my back and it gets really bad when I get >a period. Is this b/c we don't ovulate and the estrogen in our bodies >are wrecking hovic since there is no progesterone rise in the second >half of our menstrual cycles? > >Lisa

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