Pain

So I'm 34 weeks. I can't believe time has passed that fast. But I keep hoping it goes quicker. I feel very fortunate to not have any major issues. I've had a lot more round ligament pain and cervix pain. Last night was probably the worst I've had.

Throughout my life I have felt a lot of pain and different kinds of pain. Pain from illnesses like the flu or tonsillitis. I had a really random illness when I was like 5 or 6 where I couldn't walk and the pain in my ankle and hip joints was horrible. My parents had to put my feet on pillows and blankets couldn't touch my feet or else it hurt so bad and I'd just cry. I've had 10+ sprained ankles. Lots of issues related to playing basketball for 8 yrs. Back pain. Tailbone pain. I had a lot of dental work as a kid. Oral surgery when I was around 8. Most people probably have felt so many kinds of pain. Especially if you were a pretty active kid or had any kind of health problems so its not like I'm alone in this here.

So yesterday my stomach was starting to hurt on the right side. Possibly from me cleaning and organizing so much. Could just be a growing baby. Sometimes I push myself more than I should. But the pain got worse as the night drew on. The worst pain I had probably felt before this was from my cyst. It was pretty constant and really annoying. The worst of it wasn't even the surgery. That in itself wasn't too bad to recover from but I had scarring on my colon from one of the locations the cyst attached. The first time digested food started to go through all my intestines after this surgery, I was in horrible pain. That was the worst pain I had ever felt. Luckily within a couple minutes it was gone. Last night I had a flashback to that moment. The pain on my right side felt just like that but it would not go away. Every time I tried to shift I would be gripping the sheets trying to turn or move. I was whimpering in pain. I probably kept Scott up most of the night. It was horrible. I don't remember feeling this with Charlotte. Then it gets worse when the baby starts to move around too. He's kicking and pushing right on that spot.

I was really hoping Scott might have an early day today too but our power went out just before 5:30am. The only reason I knew was because our smoke detector beeps when its out. Then it didn't come back on until about 9:20am. So for that time they were basically at work with nothing to do. Just waiting for the power to come back on so they could get their jobs done. So that's kind of a bummer but I can't complain about the hours. We need them.

I just really hope I don't get this pain anymore. I've never been in so much pain where I felt like I was going to puke but last night I did. I didn't dare try to pull myself out of bed because of the pain. I was afraid I was going to puke all over the carpet because there was no way I could get up in time. Thank goodness I didn't have to worry about that though. Phew. Now I'm keeping my fingers crossed I never have to deliver without an epidural. That just might top the pain cake. I have no desire to do that. I've felt enough pain and labor is exhausting anyway. I don't need additional help there. Maybe I'm a pansy but oy.... I just feel so exhausted from feeling pain. But 34 weeks! Yes! Hopefully only 4-5 weeks left. I'm so ready and so excited!