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7/21/2025, 5:56:15 AM
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I'll probably regret this
>slipped and fell on solid tile in college
>was fine for a while, but it quickly started getting worse
>turns it's a herniated disc in my lower back
>but whatever a medrol dose pack and a low dose of gabapentin helped get me through those 4 years
>make a whole bunch of goals for myself in 2016: gonna find a job that's related to my degree, get a house instead of an apartment, and try to be more social since I was extremely anti-social in college
>but my back had other ideas flaring up from time to time kicking my ass and forcing me to go to the emergency clinic who couldn't really do much besides a numbing shot that somehow worked nicely the first couple times
>went to an ortho doctor who took an xray and said the options are either a steroid injection or the metal rods
>injection helped somehow and the swelling did actually go down in my back significantly
>until December 2023 when I noticed my big toe had a small patch of skin that was numb
>as time went on it got worse
>ortho doctor basically said once again injection or metal rods but if you get that metal rod surgery (basically just metal rods inserted into your spine is my understanding of the procedure) you will never be the same and if there's another flareup there's nothing they can do for you
>so I can get that, but he doesn't want to because of my age
>an entire year of injections later I'm still miserable in 2025 and insurance is a bitch
>not to mention my doctor moved practices so I had to wait several months to get an appointment
>now on 600mg of gabapentin and a prescription of 3 tramadol per day though I still only take 1 so I can save them up
none of those goals have been followed through. In fact I'm thinking of applying for disability come 2026 because it's too late in the year to do it now. I cant even get in to see a psychiatrist so I can get some anti-anxiety pills and some sleep pills because it's so late in the year and no one's accepting new patients. My only other hope now is medical marijuana but I have no idea how to even start that process. I'm long past the point of starting a family, I cant be alone with my thoughts and need constant background noise, and I barely eat because it hurts to sit up for more than a few minutes
I'll probably regret this
>slipped and fell on solid tile in college
>was fine for a while, but it quickly started getting worse
>turns it's a herniated disc in my lower back
>but whatever a medrol dose pack and a low dose of gabapentin helped get me through those 4 years
>make a whole bunch of goals for myself in 2016: gonna find a job that's related to my degree, get a house instead of an apartment, and try to be more social since I was extremely anti-social in college
>but my back had other ideas flaring up from time to time kicking my ass and forcing me to go to the emergency clinic who couldn't really do much besides a numbing shot that somehow worked nicely the first couple times
>went to an ortho doctor who took an xray and said the options are either a steroid injection or the metal rods
>injection helped somehow and the swelling did actually go down in my back significantly
>until December 2023 when I noticed my big toe had a small patch of skin that was numb
>as time went on it got worse
>ortho doctor basically said once again injection or metal rods but if you get that metal rod surgery (basically just metal rods inserted into your spine is my understanding of the procedure) you will never be the same and if there's another flareup there's nothing they can do for you
>so I can get that, but he doesn't want to because of my age
>an entire year of injections later I'm still miserable in 2025 and insurance is a bitch
>not to mention my doctor moved practices so I had to wait several months to get an appointment
>now on 600mg of gabapentin and a prescription of 3 tramadol per day though I still only take 1 so I can save them up
none of those goals have been followed through. In fact I'm thinking of applying for disability come 2026 because it's too late in the year to do it now. I cant even get in to see a psychiatrist so I can get some anti-anxiety pills and some sleep pills because it's so late in the year and no one's accepting new patients. My only other hope now is medical marijuana but I have no idea how to even start that process. I'm long past the point of starting a family, I cant be alone with my thoughts and need constant background noise, and I barely eat because it hurts to sit up for more than a few minutes
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