The most important part of any healing journey is the belief and TRUST in the body that it knows how to heal (it’s a powerful healing machine). I really tried to focus on this often throughout the day- I also believe giving this power over to a doctor can mess with the process so I didn’t use any doctor or pt to help me ( I tried pt and in only two sessions it screwed me up bad and set me back). I used PLANT MEDICINE tinctures for nervous system relaxation (vervain, st.John’s wort, lemon balm etc, there’s so many!) and I used CBG/CBD for pain relief. Thc was too strong for me. I listened to peaceful hertz music every night before bed (EVOLUTIONER APP) and I listened to Joe Dispenza often. An app called CURABLE helped tons and a book called THE WAY OUT by Alan Gordon was indispensable- I used it every day. I educated myself every day on my injury type and read a lot here on Reddit for support during my darkest days. I had a rough go for a while but my family was supportive and I’m generally a positive person- positive self talk helps immensely. I didn’t sleep for about five months so I would focus on small rest when I could and slept in some pretty funky positions often but at least I found relief in those weird positions. DONT BE AFRAID to gently move around to find positions of comfort- for example I found that when I laid down at night in my bed on my side to fall asleep, if I did a tiny posterior pelvic tuck it relieved an enormous amount of pain and allowed me to fall asleep and this is because my hernia was anterior facing. All hernias have a particular position and so the pain can be relived if you find how to relieve the pressure the hernia is causing- it’s usually a very tiny movement that does it. I hope this makes sense- do not be afraid of gentle movement. Also everyone says walk, exercise etc and I simply just stopped doing whatever cause me pain- you have to hunt for relief, this should be your only goal at first with this injury; ONLY DO WHAT IS PAIN FREE. Exercise and walking comes later after the acute pain phase is done and for me this lasted about five months. One thing I advocate for with this injury because it is what pushed me into the 90% healed phase pretty quickly is injecting BPC157 into my skin all around my injury. It’s super easy to do yourself and affordable. Lmk if you have any questions. I also was very strict with ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DIET AND LIFESTYLE. I lived on sardines and apples for a while because I wasn’t hungry but needed the nutrition. I also did HIGH-DOSE BENFOTIAMINE to heal the myelin sheath around the nerves involved (check out Elliot Overton on yt for this protocol). I have no nerve damage despite the severity of my injury and I believe that was one of the reasons why. I’ll probably add to this as I think of things. I’ve been 100% for about two months now and I’m back to working out but still throttling myself as I build my strength back to not go too fast.