Another day another issue!

Good news is that I am feeling better from my cold. Most of all my symptoms have gone away, except a small cough here and there. I would say I am about 95%. That's the good news.

Last night I was in the shower and had a small cough attack. I think while I was coughing I did something weird with my neck and that was it! I got out of the shower and really struggled to get my hair dried etc. So I decided to just lay down and go to bed. I woke up in the middle of the night and was frozen! I couldn't move! Not at all. My neck was so tight I couldn't turn, lift, move really. And well this morning it was worse. I am now stuck on this chair that allows me to lay "kinda" and ice and heat my neck. I had no option but to miss work AGAIN today. Driving was so far from an option it wasn't funny. Every time I have to go to the bathroom, blow my nose, get some water, whatever...I have to call Christian to help me get out of my chair. Without his help that pain that shoots down my neck is crippling.

I called the doctor this morning and she said that the hormones you create when you are pregnant loosen the ligaments and can heighten the probability of back and neck pain. The bad thing is, you can't take anything for the back pain. In pregnancy, the one thing the doctors tell you to stay away from are muscle relaxers and anti-inflammatory medications. These are big no no's. I don 't really know why but I would venture a guess and say it must have something to do with loosen the muscles in your cervix?? but I really don't know. So basically I am not able to take anything to loosen the muscle.

For the last 6 hours I have been icing, heating, rubbing, repeat. The good thing is, that I was able to get out of my chair (very slowly) recently by myself a little bit ago.

Lets see what tomorrow brings...