I Have Chronic Back Pain

I suffer from very chronic back pain. Due to my accident back in February of 2015 in which I'm still recovering from, my back has been weak and I have to go through the pain everyday! It's terrible I have to wear a corset type of back brace to keep my spine straight and on top of that a super bulky hard shell brace. Whenever I use my walker to walk I need my assistant to hold my back for even more support due to the fact that my back locks up on me so often. Along with my other braces, neck brace (Miami J collar) and sometimes leg brace.

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KaysHealingPath · 36-40, F

Ugh this is just horrible, when I want to complain about my chronic sciatic nerve pain I think that there are those who go through much worse.
Like you and my mom, she had a spinal - lumbar fusion a year and a half ago and she still hasn't recovered completely. Doctors tell her she will always have to live with that pain, on top of her diabetes it took double the time from a normal patient for her incisions to heal.

They're looking into getting her a brace as well, I worry and wish that she'll take my offer to quit her job and move in with me.