Hello all, About 2 weeks ago, I started to have a pain in my right side, a few inches above my belly button. I thought it was muscle I pulled, and my belly is getting quite stretched with the little one at 25 weeks (but I think I look at least 30 weeks). It hurts especially after eating, lifting, stretching, even walking. When the pain gets bad, it hurts to take a deep breath. It feels very much like surface pain, not deep, and hurts when I touch it, too.

I called my doctor because it seems to be getting worse and worse. She said that it is a nerve that goes to the skin in that area, that is getting pulled and stretched by pregnancy. She said since it is nerve pain, there isn't much to do about it.

The thought of this much pain for the next 15 weeks makes me want to cry. I looked up some info and saw that some people have tried lidocaine ( like novocaine at the dentist) shots to the area. The Ob didn't know how successful it would be, but gave me the # for a pain specialist.

Has anyone else had this? Does it ever get better on its own? Has anyone ever had the injections????

I would be very grateful for any information!