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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I have a spinal disease called Spondylolysis( its midnight and my spelling may be off). It is a disease that eats all the cartilage in my vertebra. It began at the bottom and has worked thru ten joints at last check. I have known about it since 1987 or so. In 9193 Johns Hopkins University specialist gave me ten year til I would be in a wheelchair. I do two tramadol, one baclofen every six hours - 6AM,12PM, 6PM, 12 midnight - They keep pain to a almost bearable point. I am beginning to lose some use of my legs but I was supposed to be in that wheelchair by 2003. I have used my meds and have kept moving and I do still walk. My problem comes when a joint slips and lays on or crushes the nerves at that joint.
I don't know about you all but it is ridiculous the number of people that come down on me because they don't believe any of it. My dad, brother, and sister to be precise. I wouldn't wish this pain on a dead man.
So I can understand your pain.