Introduction

[Cocoa51]

Hi everyone! I'm Linda, I just joined today. I have had chronic pain since I was about 10 years old. When I was 42 I finally had lower back surgery because my pain was going down my right leg and I could hardly walk and still had small children at home. A few years later I had surgery on my cervical spine. I still suffer from chronic pain. And I don't take narcotic pain medication anymore. I stopped after 10 years. I am still in chronic pain, just have to deal with it differently now.

I hope you all are doing well!

[Bananas5]

Welcome

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[Mary-intussuception]

♡

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God Bless

[Lulububs]

Welcome cocoa.

We all talk about our pain and everyone gives great advice on here.

I have l5-s1 compression resulting in pain and sciatica. It come it goes?

Comes more the goes lol.

I have good osteo wear a lumbar belt and do alot of yoga which helps , i do not take anything apart from some

Paracetmol every now and again but i have been given gabapentin but im to scared to take lol.

[katieoxo60]

Welcome to the site

[Lizzylily]

Hi cocoa welcome like you I have chronic back pain did the lower back surgery ease your problem and if you aren't on opiates what do you do to ease your pain

[Cocoa51 in reply to Lizzylily]

I suffer through it.

[Hidden]

Hi welcome

[Lolarufus123]

Hi Linda sorry to hear you are in chronic pain. Have your surgeries helped at all i am also concerned about how you manage your pain. All the best.

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[Cocoa51 in reply to Lolarufus123]

Neither surgery fixed my pain. Except for removing the pain in my leg. I don't manage my pain, I try to avoid doing things that cause my back to hurt. When I am in pain, I grin and bear it.

[superannie]

Welcome.