The last two days I have experienced extreme pain on the right side of my body. In particular, my right arm muscle and my right hip/lower back. I have found it very painful to get into and out of bed.
Mum is right side paralysed and she is recovering. She definitely seems to be getting stronger and more mobile and she is either tolerating the pain/discomfort incredibly well or she simply isn’t feeling it. As extreme as the pain is, it hasn’t quite stopped me from carrying out my caring duties. To try to help myself, I have had to have hot baths with bath salts which seem to have help relax and ease the pain.
I am sharing this post because I am fascinated by what is going on.
Hope the pain eases off very soon. I don’t know if it is in sympathy with your mum’s pain or whether you have overdone it & maybe pulled some muscles but a bath often helps ease the pain I find. You do hear of men getting pregnancy pains instead of their partner do maybe that is what is happening here.
In relation to your mum not all stroke survivors get pain. Hopefully your mum is one of those.
@ManjiB Epsom salts in you bath is amazing, I sometimes soak my feet in them and it makes you feel like you could skip afterwards. I wish you well I feel you will be feeling this discomfort because of he amount of lifting and supporting your mum that you do, but it is fixable.
I know [as much as you can] or feel confident that Mum is not in any pain from her stroke. Any pain she may experience may be the result of muscles and limbs becoming less effective/stiff and so painful when attempting to use them.
As for me, it is almost as you and @IreneFC say down to incorrect lifting and moving procedures and also poor personal health and fitness. I shouldn’t say it out loud, but I am thinking of going to classes for pilates and QiGong once my back and arm is rested / recovered. And yes, Irene I do use bath salts - something I have done for many years.
I’ve started doing yoga via a 30 day beginners course on youtube and a couple of books from the library. Plenty you can do at home if it is more convenient.
Thanks Wolfie - I already do Yoga at home, but I want to go out and socialise. Being a 24/7 carer and coming up to 7 years I am now thinking maybe Mum can manage without me for a few hours. I will arrange respite cover so she will be totally safe but I am hoping this will be beneficial both to me and Mum. When I first started Yoga it was with an evening class group and I used to enjoy it.
Then I started playing golf and I even used to take Wednesday afternoon off from work during the summer months as my attempt to get the work/life balance right and it worked great while it lasted
I am not even sure if I haven’t overdone of the Yoga stretches that has now left me with pain in my lower back and right hip
Some of it could totally be stress related with the looking after of your mum. I know it took it out of me when my wife’s back issue first kicked off.
I feel you will be feeling this discomfort because of he amount of lifting and supporting your mum that you do, but it is fixable.
