Too Long
I have had this disease since I was 12 yrs old. I am now 60 and every day it gets harder to get moving.
I managed my childbearing years with the help of chiropractic care and a spinal fusion at around age 27.
I was playing softball at church when I was 42. At about age 46 things really started going downhill.
The pain is too distracting
I am a registered nurse, and at age 48 I could no longer safely care for my patients.
The pain was just too distracting.
So, it has been twelve years now of extreme pain. I feel like giving up and just staying in bed.
My heart hurts that this has been going on for so long with very little relief.
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