Where is my back pain coming from?
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cherished79
I am a Mental Health Advocate for mental illness Stigma. In 2007, I created the "Living in Stigma" blog, with the purpose and anticipation of educating people about mental illness. Depression is part of this illness, which intertwines with those struggling with PTSD, chronic pain, and other invisible illnesses. I am a chronic migraine sufferer myself, and a sexual and emotional abuse survivor. My passions are writing, poetry, and art. All abuse Survivors are also Warriors. View all posts by cherished79
Also had a herniated disc. The pain was unbearable. Tried to do pain management but after 5 months there was nothing left to do but have surgery. Just completed recovery from L5 lumbar surgery. No pain feels like a whole new life! The things I took for granted…. How different life is now 🙂
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Yes, after the surgery a brand new life. What a relief to be able to sit or walk without pain again! 🙂
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You have shown a picture of the skeleton and named the different bones. We have to guess the pain emanates from somewhere.
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This is just an easy read from an infographic that shows the spine and possible spine pain coming from those areas. Infographics are not meant to explain in detail (some do). For further info you would have to research further. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Pain Pals and commented:
In my case probably at nearly every point!!
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Oh no! I had a herniated disc a few years ago and the pain was excruciating. It took months to finally get a diagnosis and surgery was needed, but after surgery, I’ve never had any problems since. Thanks for reblogging. 🙂
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My first surgery was in 1991…I think it has come on in leaps and bounds since then! I did well for quite some time – now I am nearing bionic with titanium bits and a spinal cord stimulator ha, ha, ha! x
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All I can say, it’s one of those invisible illnesses that people sometimes ask “is the pain really that bad?”, as you have your mascara running down your face!
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Absolutely!
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