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[quote=Anonymous]So glad to have found this thread...  I'm about 30 weeks into my second pregnancy and have been having pretty severe pain for about a month.  Getting up from a seated position and taking the first few steps are excruciatingly painful.  One strategy this time around is to rise from my chair, wait a few seconds and take a few deep breaths before taking that first step... partially to make sure I have my balance, and partially to prepare for the pain.  I began this strategy after my legs almost collapsed under me after rising and stepping too quickly one time.

As an FYI to others...  if your groin pain (inner-thigh vs. vagina/lower abdomen) is far worse in the morning than in the evening and if you have particular trouble lifting one of your legs, ask your doctor to please check you for an inguinal hernia.  I developed one during my first pregnancy that was not diagnosed during the pregnancy.  I had trouble articulating the pain to my doctor because it was all mixed up with the ligament issues, and he didn't really appreciate just how severe my pain was.

It turned out that we didn't diagnose the hernia until my 1st child was just about 15 lbs and the pain returned with a vengence...  the answer was a surgery that prevented me from lifting her for 8 weeks and a LONG recovery.  Could have been taken care of much earlier when she was much lighter and did not pose a lifting problem.  So if you're having severe GROIN pain... make sure to communicate this as clearly as you can so you can be checked for a hernia.

Best wishes to all...  I can't wait to walk up my stairs without death grips on the railings soon! :)
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