Ok so, I've been diagnosed with Crohn's disease since 2015, and since then, diagnoses have been pilling up. Crohns haven't been controlled ever since, I hope it will be soon, because this disease truly is a nightmare through and through. Anyways, crohns is already a lot to deal with, and I have some "smaller" diagnoses (diseases that are less severe in pain for me personally) but I have been dealing with the most EXCRUCIATING back pains since 2017 and it has been gradually getting worse every year. This year i've reached my limit. The pain is atrocious. No position is bearable i'm about to lose my mind. Because of crohns I have to be self employed, but I can't even manage to sit for more than 5 mins to work because of my back. I take prescription opioids, cbd, massages, I did physio, I have a rheumatologist who says ok scans he sees a small hernia at L5/S1, and some arthrosis in my back because of crohns, but he says they can't be causing this much pain. He says he has tried "everything in the book with me" he doesn't know what to do to help me. He's been following me for FIVE years trying to help. He doesn't know what causes this pain that radiates in my legs and knees and feet. My lower back kills me. I cry constantly. I can't deal with both crohns and this. At least with crohns we know what I have, and even though I am in pain with this too, my GI is making me try med after med and NOT giving up on me. Bu today, my rheum told me, I think this pain might be fibromyalgia and I already prescribed you a fibromyalgia medication, we tested everything, you have tramadol & muscle relaxants, try an acupuncturist & infiltrations it's our last option. LAST? What do you mean last? I'm 23 wtf I can't live like this? I feel given up on, i'm in pain and I can't do this anymore.
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