33wks prego w/ pain meds

[Islandmare]

I have a long history of back and pelvic problems. This is my 3rd pregnancy and I am in a GREAT deal of pain.
I have explained this to my OB ( which is not the same as the 1 that delivered my sons ages 4 1/2 and 17 mnths)
I am in PT 2x wk and they finally put me on T3's 2 months ago and 2 weeks ago I fell at my mothers house during the snow ( nice wet tile floor ) and they let me have loratab 7.5/500 1 every 6 hr , a wopping 25 of them. They are now gone and I am left in horrible pain , They will not fill it again. I cannot move or take care of my boys.I am left to find my own way of dealing with this because my PCP will not help me and my pain mang DR said she wont see me until I am not prego . My"sourse" is now become an issue w/ me because I know if I have my little girl and she has any signs if withdrawal , I will have CPS ( the state) on me. All I am trying to do is keep my life in order , I am NOT abusing and I have tried to get my DR's to help. How do I handle this , I have no help raising the boys , because my husband works 10/12 hr days and family is not around. I am so afraid that Im going to have her and she will suffer from withdrawal , the Dr's will see and take her and my boys away. All because they would not treat my pain. I have 2 disc completly gone and 1 slipped , my sacrum is no longer fused and falls in and out of place. I have only gained 22lbs this preg and Im 5.6 starting weight of 137 because I knew I couldnt handle another preg. ( this was not planned , I was done. God had other plans) What should I do? I really do not like the OB practice , they treat me like a # and I do not believe telling them would help me in anyway.... but if I am not honest it could really hurt me in the long run... lord help me.

[Islandmare]

Thank you for your support and understanding , I see the OB on wed and I am going to explain everything to them and hope they have alittle heart with me. I only wish that they would understand. Pain is so hard to understand because you cant see it, and if your not bleeding or brused up so bad , they dont believe you or under estimate how much your in. I am 25 and NEVER thought I would feel this bad. I have always been active and now I am affraid I have more genes on my mothers side then I want. She has hypothyroidism , asma , depression and fibromyalgia and has been in 3 horrible car crashes leaving her back in peices , She took steroids while pregnant with me and is affraid she has lined me up for everything she has went threw... Plus her mother and sister both have fibro . I hope it doesnt run in the family , but the more i read it seems it just might.... With the 7.5/500 and your pregnancies , how are/old your babies now? no long term affect I hope? Thank you again for being there when I needed , I was hoping to read something along that line. Not the * your a junkie mom crap * that I have seen so many times on the forum.

[niki_beth]

Honestly... I would look for a new Dr. or ask for a consult at a pain clinic. I understand being in pain (I have a neurological disorder that causes extreme pain... and have been on pain killers my entire pregnancy. I am currently on 7.5mg Lortabs every 4 hours, under Dr. supervision, but we are trying to cut down further before the baby is born to try to avoid withdrawls... then again... like you said... you have to be able to function). I would not however take any medication without my Dr. knowing I was doing so... Your best bet is to be honest... tell them that you can't function through the pain without help... maybe there is something else they can give you... or maybe they can prescribe these meds so you and the baby are monitored properly. Either way... I wouldn't hide this... the last thing you need is for your baby to have withdrawls and them to think your a drug addict because your meds weren't prescribed. I wish you the best of luck hun... and I really feel for you... I hope that you can find someone to help you soon... my best advice is to keep looking until someone takes you seriously. If you have to go to the ER... If you want to talk I'm here... feel free to post or message me. (((HUGS)))