I know exactly what you are talking about..

I had back surgery 4 years ago with no relief.I am in constant pain. I cannot sit or stand for more than 20 minutes at a time because my legs go numb. It's not too bad if I am sitting down (unless of course I need to go to the bathroom), but if I am standing, all of a sudden I just fall over. Sleeping, that's a joke. Maybe 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours at a time, before I cannot stand the pain any longer and need to get up. So far, I have been on 15 different medications, with the latest being Methadone and still no relief. The doctors just do not seem to understand what a person is going through. And of course there are those that just plain do not believe you. I would love to see them put up with this for just one week and then tell me that I am wrong about the pain. So far, I have lost a great paying job, a home that I had owned for 20 years (I could not do the maintenance anymore), all of my savings due to having no insurance. There have even been some jackasses that tell me that I have got it made being on Social Security Disability and not having to work. I would gladly trade places with these people.

‹ linda

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