Dealing with My Chronic Pain!
My name is Lori, and I have been dealing with ankylosing spondylitis for about a year now but was dealing with very bad, chronic pain on a daily basis.
I used to be pretty active, worked 40+ hrs a week, and sometimes two jobs at once. Around 2012 I was diagnosed with fibromyosis. I had been prescribed physical therapy, and my physician had put me on some different meds other than my anti-depressants. Unfortunately, no matter which meds I was taking nothing helped.
I visited the Dr. again to see what else could be done, I thought maybe I had sciatica. Well after I don't know how many trips to Dr. and complaining about the pain and nothing working, they took X-rays. I had then found out about my AS.
I can't sleep, in constant pain. I had to stop working, and now I am on disability. There are nights that I have sat and cried due to so much pain. I even tried shots in my lower back...and nothing.
I am so over it, but do not know what to do anymore.
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