Well, it wasn't really the pregnancy that caused my issues... it was the surprise C-section that did me in.
This is what my PT told me:
I sustained some nerve damage during the surgery. Boo.
Well, time out. I did know this because about a week post-partum I literally couldn't get out of bed without crying out.... this led to my OB performing a "trigger point injection" - a HUGE needle attached to a HUGE thing of saline that she repeatedly stabbed into my incision area - (side note, when your doctor asks you to lie down for a procedure and then gets two nurses to come hold your hands, you know you're in for a very un-fun experience)
ANYWAY. The damaged nerve(s) apparently supply my right quadriceps... and because they got all funky, it caused my quad to atrophy. So actually my right quad is about 2/3rds the size of the left one. Not sure how I never noticed this.
So because my quad is puny on that side, I don't have proper shock absorption when I run, which leads to my foot/ankle/lower leg taking a POUNDING. This caused the posterior tibial tendinitis, which in turn caused me to become whiny and mopey for a few weeks of no running.
Weird, right?
This is why I love my PT. I hate going to doctors because they just treat the symptom and don't address the underlying problem. This guy takes time to figure out the root of the issue - he said that 90% of the time, whatever the symptom that people come to him with is not the actual problem. Super interesting stuff guys.
So not only did I get stretch marks, crappy eyesight, bigger feet, and pigmentary demarcation line of pregnancy (look it up, it's funny), but nerve damage too! ha
I'd do it again in a heartbeat.. have you SEEN how cute my kids are? :)
And now...
