- I hate this stupid injury with every fiber of my being
This is just gonna be a rant post, maybe some of you will relate to what im saying lol For context I'm a 23 year old man who injured himself doing bent over barbell rows at the gym about 4 months...
58 points9 comments1 d ago
- I cried for the first time in a while because of sciatic pain shooting down left leg
Just a rant. This has been the worst pain I've had to endure with this pinched nerve. The pain that shoots down my leg is terrible and stretching seems to make it worse. I just got muscle relaxers...
27 points16 comments3 d ago
- Sciatica success story :)
Hello everyone, I am 27 years old and just wanted to share some hope among this rather frustrating topic. I first got diagnosed with a disc bulge L4/L5, L5/S1 at 19 after a 3 month bike tour. Had...
24 points25 comments3 d ago
- Thought it was poor fitness, it was a herniated disc
Hi, I just wanted to post here as I checked in many times across the countless sleepless nights I've had over the last 18 months. If I had a penny for every time I checked this subreddit while...
20 points2 comments2 d ago
- 95% to fully recovered my L5s1
Please for anyone who wants and advice or has any questions pls feel free to ask here
19 points37 comments1 d ago
- My full journey at 19 with a L5S1 disc buldge
My L5-S1 Disc Bullige journey (Yes o used AI to summarise and polish this, I don’t have the time to sit and type and edit all this so I did a voice note and told it to turn it into text, the info...
18 points5 comments2 d ago
- How to you rest
I am on my bed, with two pillows under my legs. That’s how I spend my evenings since 5 months now. Can’t sit on a couch, chair only for a while. Sometime I just lay down on my yoga mat on my...
14 points13 comments6 d ago
- I feel like my life is over
I’m sorry for the long post. 51F, 5’7”, 145 lbs no smoking and no drinking. Very active and healthy diet. No health concerns other than hysterectomy in 2019 due to adenomyosis, appendectomy in...
13 points23 comments6 h ago
- Endoscopic Microdisectamy
37M 6'5 230, work in Construction Management. Feel free to read my other posts for a backstory of my issues. In short, my left side sciatica leg pain has gotten to a point where it is a constant...
12 points29 comments2 d ago
- PTSD?
Does anyone get extremely anxious when you’re on the road to recovery and start to feel those familiar aches? I know I’m on the other side and have been getting back to somewhat normal routine....
11 points6 comments11 h ago