Does anyone on here have the degenerative kind of Spondy? One that surgery is not an option? I am interested in finding someone with the same or similar struggle as myself. thanks for replying! Jeanna
Hello again Jeanna!!! Can you tell us more about your condition? I've been very lucky and have never had any back trouble. When did you get it or how is your pain? I have a few chronic pain conditions and I know pain really really sucks!!! There are several people here who deal with chronic pain and I'm sure you will begin to meet them shortly!!!
Welcome to support groups!! I should mention too, that the more support groups you join, the more people there will be available to you for support!! There's chronic Pain group and lots of others. If you are in pain all the time, you may suffer from depression and anxiety... all great groups to join and get your messages noticed!!!
Hope you are not in too much pain today!!
Sending hugs, Suzee
Hi Suzee, I did meet someone that has a similar disease. My disease has to do with broken vertebra (the bone that supports the disc in the back). I have 3 broken ones and 2 cracked. When they are broken they can become misaligned with movement and thus the disc becomes herniated. So physical therapy exercises are important to maintain the muscle strength around the spine to help support the disc's as well. Seeing as the bone cannot on the ones that are broken. If that makes sense. :?
I guess I posted some and people were commenting left and right to the posts on either side of mine. I wonder if you are right, maybe they didn't see it. I joined a bunch of groups today. Hopefully my posts will be available to more people. I feel sort of silly after giving up when nobody replied to my post. But I was pretty upset and needed some support at the time. Everything is ok I guess, for now. But we'll see.
Thank you for posting and asking me about my disease. It is frustrating to go through chronic debilitating pain. Especially with small children. So you are right, depression and anxiety are right at the top of my list of symptoms.
I hope you are doing well. You sound so upbeat, I envy that! I long to feel that again. Hopefully one day. Everything just seems so sad now. Everything! I am a ba hum bug. You could say! :)
you take care, (((Hugs))) back to you as well! ~ Jeanna