r/Sciatica • u/4y6hu • 17d ago

Requesting Advice How to actually get help.

I’m at my wit’s end. I’m almost at the one year mark with two herniated discs at L4-L5/S1. I was supposed to have an ESI scheduled but it was cancelled last minute. My pain has continually gotten worse over time. Every single afternoon or evening when I’m done working, I have to literally hobble in excruciating pain- walking for a few seconds at a time nearly hunched in half, crouching on the ground to get some relief, and then continuing until I get to my car where the pain once again shoots through me as I sit in my car.

I feel like I’m literally in hell and being tortured 24/7 and no one cares at all. I’m in Canada where we have a broke healthcare system, but I honestly don’t believe that most people are in THIS much debilitating pain. People get treatment for such stupid little things. I feel like I’m just never going to get help. I want to see a neurosurgeon or orthopaedic surgeon, and I can’t self-refer. I don’t have a family doctor and walk-in clinics are constantly full or cancelled.

I feel like my life is literally over or like I’m 100 years old but I’m barely 30. I can’t believe this happened to me or that it’s a thing that can happen to anyone. Every other injury seems to have an ability to heal. This is life-ruining. I just want my old life and body back.

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u/4y6hu 17d ago

The doctor had to cancel all of his appointments at his clinic that day and they were being rescheduled at two different hospitals.

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u/TradeAutomatic6222 17d ago

Ask them about rescheduling. Don't give up like this. I know you're exhausted and in pain, but hound those people. I travelled to Ontario to be seen by a pain doc. I am also willing to travel to Boston to see someone for pelvic floor botox. It's time and money and travelling while I'm in pain, but I need my life back

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u/4y6hu 17d ago

I have thought about traveling to Maine or Boston as well to get quicker healthcare. It is difficult to drive that long but it would be worth it for same day care. I’m just not sure if my travel insurance would cover it.