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Post by apple on Jan 29, 2009 19:22:58 GMT -5
Hi, I just wan to share some of my experiences with my right side pain since I remember some of you a while ago share similar situation. In my case I started having pelvic pain on my right side 24x7 since Feb-08. Hard to walk, bend, pretty bad pain. So had some test done and they told me that was my psoas muscle and to get some physio. So I did that for a while but the pain did not change, so to make the story short, I ended up in emergency and had an appendectomy. Not all the symptoms where 100% the ones you usually get but after a CT scan they saw my appendix quite bad, also during surgery I believe they remove some endo or scar tissue and they were some blood ( I don't have all the details since I am still waiting from my OR report). This surgery was done in Sep 08, so 6 months of quite bad pain. But today I still have pain (not same but similar) there and it seems that in fact was combination of myofascial pain-psoas muscle and the appendix but because of the second one it was hard to treat the first one. Myofascial pain is quite commun with women with endo, since we suffer chronic pain and this causes stress on this muscle. So at the moment I am on treatment for this pain. There are a lot of women with pelvic pain and sometimes they go to surgery (unnecessary) if they are diagnose properly with this condition, so just a warning if you have this type of pain to make sure if not your psoas muscle, since surgery will not fix this problem. At the moment I am trying pelvic physio, acupuncture and massage (trigger point). At some point I was wondering if I will end up in a wheel chair, so much pain when walking, even getting out of bed, now a bit better and keep going doing my exercise and making some changes. Hope this bring some info to someone.
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Post by rach on Jan 29, 2009 22:11:00 GMT -5
Please excuse my ignorance, what does PSOAS stand for?
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Post by apple on Feb 2, 2009 12:21:11 GMT -5
PSOAS is a mucle in our bodies. "The Psoas major is a long fusiform muscle placed on the side of the lumbar region of the vertebral column and brim of the lesser pelvis" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoas_major_muscle
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Post by apple on Feb 3, 2009 17:15:54 GMT -5
To add to his, I found a really good article. Link below, But I just want to share the related issues you can have when this mucle have problems: "The biggest factor in back and hip pain is frequently the psoas muscle. Many believe the psoas muscle is one of the most important muscles in the body. The number of problems caused by the psoas is quite astonishing. These include: low back pain, sacroiliac pain, sciatica, disc problems, spondylolysis, scoliosis, hip degeneration, knee pain, menstruation pain, infertility, and digestive problems. The list can also include biomechanical problems like pelvic tilt, leg length discrepancies, kyphosis, and lumbar lordosis" ..."When the muscle becomes contracted due to injuries, poor posture, prolonged sitting, or stress, it can alter the biomechanics of the pelvis and the lumbar, thoracic and even cervical vertebrae" More on this link: www.bowen.asn.au/bowen-therapy/articles/psoas-muscle-and-back-pain/
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Post by Karen on Mar 10, 2009 12:05:41 GMT -5
Apple - I realize this thread is a bit old, but I find it very interesting! I too have had right lower pelvic pain. Started back in 2001 very minimally (felt like a pulling sensation almost, just every now and then), but became every day since October 2008. Had a lap, removed appendix, unstuck my cecum from my pelvic sidewall (which explains the pulling feeling). I find this all interesting because I started having lower back pain probably in 2001 or 2002, and although I have that under control now for the most part (pilates), I wonder if it's all related. I'm still having a bit of pain when I walk - like the muscle that connects my pelvis to the front of my leg is tight. I've also found through the years (and previous PT for back pain have confirmed) that my right leg isn't nearly as flexible as my left - it's even hard for me to cross my right leg over my left. I'm really wondering if all this is related!
Anyway, I start PT tomorrow for the pain, will see if she has anything to add to my theories or if she squashed them! But that would all make sense if there was something to this all!
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Post by anneny on Mar 10, 2009 12:33:41 GMT -5
Yeah--very interesting. When I went to pelvic PT, the therapist was in horror at how strained my psoas was. The PT really helped me, so I hope you get some relief, too!
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Post by Karen on Mar 10, 2009 12:54:19 GMT -5
Sweet - thanks!
Out of curiousity - did you get pain relief in general? Most days? All day? (I know there's a pelvic PT thread out there somewhere, but figured I'd ask while you I had your attention!)
My lower right pelvis is the area that causes me the daily pain and I'll do just about anything for some relief. It's funny - when I had all those back problems, my chiropractor and two PTs guessed that my pelvis kept getting pulled out of alignment for SOME reason or another, just chalked it up to muscle instability. They all noted that my right leg was noticebly less flexible, but then completely ignored it all and went on and on about my back... Duh! I'll report back when I know more from my PT appointment(s)!
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Post by jennteacher on Jul 7, 2009 22:01:46 GMT -5
Wow! I just stumbled onto your message by accident. You probably aren't even checking this thread anymore. I don't know much about the psoas muscle. Though I plan on looking into it after I type this. I have excruciating hip pain the week before my period and all through it. It has been so bad at times that I've had to take sick days because I couldn't walk well enough to go to work. My gyno finally got sick of hearing about it, so he suggested that it was probably not endo related and referred me to an ortho. The ortho made me get all these expensive tests and then told me it was pelvic. So, I find myself SOL and still having terrible pain. Massage has worked for me in the past, but it is way too expensive to get a massage every time I need one, and my insurance does not cover it. I get some relief from a heating pad at night, but I can't walk around with one all day! lol I live in a pretty small town so I can't access everything, but if you have suggestions for what else I might try, I'd love to hear! Thanks for posting your message! I think you may have hit the nail on the head for me. ;D
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Post by Karen on Jul 7, 2009 22:15:50 GMT -5
I went to PT for a bit and although I don't think the PT was the best for me or my situation, she did give me a few good stretches to do to get things to loosen up. I feel like they were worth my time to do them, although I've since gotten lazy... Anyway, I'm still convinced that my back problems are related to the adhesions I had, and although my back still barks at me now and then, it's been much quieter since the lap. (I realize I may be jumping to conclusions, but it all seems to make sense to me!)
The one that seems to get the most stretch for me is pigeon pose (yoga pose). Do a google search for it. Might not work out for you, but at least it's free to try!
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Post by jennteacher on Jul 8, 2009 11:09:34 GMT -5
I will definitely look for that! Thanks! I did yoga for awhile, and then I had time constraints that just wouldn't allow me to go anymore. I actually did feel fairly good while I was going, especially after my lap. Maybe I'll just have to make that a priority again.
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Post by Kitty on Jul 8, 2009 12:41:37 GMT -5
Wow I'm glad this thread came up again! One of the doctors I saw who I originally thought was crappy said that I had this muscle all f*ed up she'd push on it and the pain would increase..Maybe she wasnt crappy after all... the only problem was she didn't know how to treat endo as well ...so she isnt my doctor anymore...
I too was doing yoga but when I'd go it kept getting messed up...and making me hurt.. which was probably just me pushing myself too much..
But omg this makes soo much sense too me... Thank You ladies!
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