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06/25/2008 06:58
alexandra10143
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Hi! My name is Alex and I am 20 years old. When I was 14 I herniated a disc in my back due to a cheerleading accident. I also have degenerative disc disease in several of the discs in my lower back. I have a bone spur in my neck and occasional sciatica.

My pain was pretty manageable until this year. Right now, I am in constant pain.

I am a member of another forum on this site and I have found it very helpful. I wish the best of luck to everyone here and I will keep you in my prayers!
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06/25/2008 07:24
mamanordy
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 Hi Alexandra. You are so young to have to put up with this kind of pain. Do you go to a pain management doctor or ortho?

I have all the same as you, I personally HATE the sciatica almost the worst. It seems like NOTHING helps!

Glad you are here.

Debbi

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06/25/2008 07:31
alexandra10143
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 Thanks! I am glad I am here as well.

Yes, it is especially hard to be so young. I used to be a competitive dancer and I can't do that anymore. I miss dance so much! But I worked on grieving the losses and moving on - the best thing we can do is try to be happy with the good things we have. (Do you know what I mean?)

I go to a pain management doctor. I think I need to increase the strength of my medication, though. It is not working anymore : (

The sciatica is the worst! eek! I'm sorry you have to deal with it!
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06/25/2008 08:39
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 Sorry to hear about all your pain. Hopefully, you have a doctor's appt. soon so you can get that pain under control.

I love your personality! You're so optimistic and positive! Keep that up! Some days it's the only thing that gets us through the day.

"When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place." ~Unknown
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06/25/2008 09:13
alexandra10143
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 Thank you fibroforever! That means a lot. And you are def. right - sometimes it is the only thing that keeps us going. It took me a while to learn that (I used to be pretty bitter and angry) but as time went on I learned to try to find the silver lining. I hope to someday help people in similar situations as mine and use my struggles as a way to do so.

And your quote is awesome! Now it's one of my new fav. quotes : D
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06/25/2008 18:46
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 Keep staying positive; it is what gets us through life! Don't give up on new medical advances and if your interested exploring "alternatives" I love massage therapy (as my pain in muscular) and my accupuncturist has helped me decrease the amount of pain meds I take. In fact I told her I refer to her as my pain management doctor (she is actually a MD, and that is what she is treating me for).

Hang in there, take it day by day!

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jessi

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