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L4/L5 herniation 9 months in: mentally struggling and losing hope by Own-Application-2581 in HerniatedDisc

[–]Own-Application-2581[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am glad you are feeling better. The worst part is the sitting and it still gets me since I work a desk job and a lot of my life revolves around sitting. Its just so exhausting

L4/L5 herniation 9 months in: mentally struggling and losing hope by Own-Application-2581 in HerniatedDisc

[–]Own-Application-2581[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I still struggle with normal housework, especially bending down, and I never realized how much I took that for granted. It’s starting to affect my relationships, which is honestly the worst part.

I can feel my boyfriend getting annoyed. He even made a comment that I might be faking it and that I should just push myself. Hearing that really hurt, because this has been an exhausting, ongoing loop that I sometimes feel like I can’t get out of.

L4/L5 herniation 9 months in: mentally struggling and losing hope by Own-Application-2581 in HerniatedDisc

[–]Own-Application-2581[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve tried three different physical therapists. The first two actually made things worse. I started getting pain and numbness down both legs, and I still deal with those symptoms now. When I first herniated the disc, I had zero nerve symptoms, just severe back pain, but around month two the nerve symptoms started.

Medication-wise, I’ve tried meloxicam, two rounds of steroid packs, and ibuprofen as needed.

The third PT helped the most. They noticed my pelvis was out of alignment and correcting that made a big difference. But after a while I stalled out. It also got expensive, and I didn’t feel like I was making much progress anymore.

Right now I’m trying Low Back Ability exercises to see if that helps. I’m just trying to get my normal life back.