Then, about 2 1/2 years ago, I mis-stepped during a simple dance routine for an extra-curricular activity at Biola and felt searing pain extend from my hip down my leg. And there, right there, my intense pain troubles began.
I aggravated my left sacroiliac joint.
As can be seen, the sacroiliac joints, one on each side, connect the lowest part of the spine (the sacrum) to the pelvis (the ileum). These joints are designed to be shock absorbers, taking the shock associated with walking, jumping, sitting, running etc and dispersing it throughout the body. They're very small and very strong joints, encased in cartilage for protection.
The problem happens when some abnormal movement of the joint causes the cartilage to wear away, which causes the actual bones to rub together, which thereby causes incredible amounts of pain.
Ever since that fateful day, my left SI joint gets cranky every 3-6 months or so. It's pretty wretched, but I can sort of tell when it's coming and work my life around it.
That all changed yesterday morning.
I woke up to my right SI joint being in excruciating pain. This has not happened in my recollection. It has always been the left one. And this pain is far worse than the left one ever has been, and I think it's because this is the first time the right one has ever gone out of whack, so the pain is new and terrible rather than old and kind've worn in and terrible.
There is no movement I can make without pain. I'm trying very hard to "consider it all joy" because this is definitely a trial. I know God has a plan and He turns every thing for good and He's never failed me before. I'm just waiting and praying to know what it is and trying to not be impatient and cranky cuz the pain can make me kind've cranky. *sigh*
Hopefully the ligament swelling around the area will go down enough so I can go to the chiropractor tomorrow. That is the current prayer.
The problem happens when some abnormal movement of the joint causes the cartilage to wear away, which causes the actual bones to rub together, which thereby causes incredible amounts of pain.
Ever since that fateful day, my left SI joint gets cranky every 3-6 months or so. It's pretty wretched, but I can sort of tell when it's coming and work my life around it.
That all changed yesterday morning.
I woke up to my right SI joint being in excruciating pain. This has not happened in my recollection. It has always been the left one. And this pain is far worse than the left one ever has been, and I think it's because this is the first time the right one has ever gone out of whack, so the pain is new and terrible rather than old and kind've worn in and terrible.
There is no movement I can make without pain. I'm trying very hard to "consider it all joy" because this is definitely a trial. I know God has a plan and He turns every thing for good and He's never failed me before. I'm just waiting and praying to know what it is and trying to not be impatient and cranky cuz the pain can make me kind've cranky. *sigh*
Hopefully the ligament swelling around the area will go down enough so I can go to the chiropractor tomorrow. That is the current prayer.
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