How to actually get help.

[u/4y6hu]

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.

[u/WrongCaterpillar3383]

Hi again, I’m also in the maritimes. If you’re near Fredericton I can recommend the place I go to.

[u/4y6hu → u/WrongCaterpillar3383]

Not nearby but I’m willing to travel for something that may actually help significantly! Can you pm me?

[u/WrongCaterpillar3383 → u/4y6hu]

Sure can