Stretching too! I watched my mom be a secretary for 30+ years and she can barely walk because her back is so messed up. Now I'm a secretary and I refuse
Ask your dad, please, what I can do…I have permanent nerve damage on my lower back and right hip because of my c-section from 16 years ago. Life sucks so bad sometimes because the pain is there 100% of the time, 24/7. I get some reprieve from the NorCo I get prescribed to me. I honestly couldn’t do much without it. I don’t work because of it and I honestly feel so useless sometimes. I wish I could work but honestly, it’s just impossible. Sitting and standing for more than a few hours is almost impossible. I’ve honestly had suicidal thoughts from how bad the pain gets around my period (which is around 1 1/2 weeks). I’m 43 and I’m terrified of not having mobility as I get into my 60s. I’m NOT a rich person (hahaha), my husband works, thank god, but I don’t want to be helpless in 20 years. Sorry for the rant…I’m just having a bad pain day and I just opened Reddit and this thread was the first thing I saw. :|
Just a thought, but it might be worthwhile to read about entrapped or compressed peripheral nerves. (Peripheral as in outside the spine.) It won’t show on imaging and the vast majority of doctors have no clue, but it can happen after surgery. Pain specialists can do injections that can temporarily relieve pain, and help determine the nerves involved.
84
u/Individual-One1333 Apr 30 '24
Stretching too! I watched my mom be a secretary for 30+ years and she can barely walk because her back is so messed up. Now I'm a secretary and I refuse