SPD/PGP Support thread

jen i would try to get yourself a support belt im imagining you suffer from scaroillic joint pain by you describing it as PGP rather than SPD, I have the Serola belt and we brought it through Amazon but you can get it cheaper on some other sides and it really helps my scaroillic joint pain , it hasnt dont much for the SPD in the front of my pelvis though so i think i will be wearing it when im suffering at the back and stick with my shuffling walk and doing as little as possible when the spd is the worse pain, if i get both at once i will have to bug my physio for some crutches , my pain has be constant all day today and made me really miserable but i have done quite about around the house today as well so its not a surpise,

Ive been given co-codamol but im trying to avoid taking it as i build up a tolerance for painkillers like codine within a week or so and they cease to have an effect so no point taking them from then on,
Sadly for me DH rolled over to get up yesterday and went through the supports on his side of the bed so we have no bed frame at the moment which means im having to get up from the floor in the morning and im going to have to put my duvet back on my side of the bed to cushion my hips as i barely slept last night,

oh well im off now for a bit to put ds to bed which at the moment includes putting him back in bed every 3 min as hes gone from a cotbed to a bed today and wont stay in it

Thanks livin, I work in stroke rehab and use large bits of equipment as well as hands on with the patients. I've got an occ health appoint on Monday so lets see what they say.

Hi lynnikins, Yes it is SIJ pain, no SPD and FX'd it doesn't appear! Thanks for the belt tip, I was thinking of getting one of those but wasn't sure which one. Poor you having a broken bed, I can imagine how painful it must be getting off the floor, if you're anything like me the pain is at its worst 1st thing in the morning. Good luck weaning your little one into a bed!

well i put him in bed and settled him with a story then left the room and i didnt hear him get out of bed i'll go back up and check him in a a bit to make sure hes not playing and is infact sleeping but when i left he made his sleeping whimper and sounded like he got the point

Everything has been painful today; the front of my pelvis, back, hips and coxy. Even sitting has been uncomfortable all day. Thank goodness for crutches. I live in a studio flat and have even had to use the crutches today to get to the bathroom!

Originally Posted by jen35

has anyone had PGP and been able to return to work after a period of rest? I have been off for three days now and feel the rest has done it good so today i got the hoover out and just hoovered the front room. Guess what, the pain came back and I'm suffering again.

Having a physical job I'm nervous about going back. Has anyone been able to get back to work successfully?

Oh Jen - NEVER do the hoovering lol, one of the first things my physio told me last time I had spd -no hovering, no pushing trolleys, - its one of those movements that inolves a lot of pelvic rotation and coordination and as you unfortunately found out -it really hurts
Hope you are feeling better - I am following this question with bated breath - I have been off for two weeks so far, my physio thought a rest may help but not so good so far

I can't do this for another 11 weeks! I am in absolute agony again today. I have taken my codeine (30mg) and paracetomal and am still laid here in bed in tears. My foo feels like it's split, the front of my pelvis is throbbing, as is my back. My hips hurt just going to the bathroom. My legs ache too.

Sorry you are suffering so much Mrs G, have you tried using heatpacks along with the painkillers. I find sometimes I get more relief from them than just the painkillers.

im not feeling too sore today was wearing my belt out this morning when i went for lunch with friends and it helped heaps, taken it off now as im mainly sitting down for a bit now will put it back on for my next stint on my feet,

Oh Jen - NEVER do the hoovering lol, one of the first things my physio told me last time I had spd -no hovering, no pushing trolleys, - its one of those movements that inolves a lot of pelvic rotation and coordination and as you unfortunately found out -it really hurts
Hope you are feeling better - I am following this question with bated breath - I have been off for two weeks so far, my physio thought a rest may help but not so good so far [/QUOTE]


Lol! I asked OH to put the hoover upstairs so I could do the bedroom, think I'll leave it for him to do! Thing is I hate knowing something needs done and I can't do it. My friend is coming over for dinner tonight, perhaps I'll ask her to do it! As for pushing trolleys, it was pushing a patient hoist that started this pain in the first place. Having spoken to my boss and told her the pain is really no better she suggested I come in and do some work at the computer and see how I go. If Occ Health suggest I do this I'll leave my uniform at home so I don't get roped in to treating patients!

Hope ur feeling a bit better today.