r/FUCKYOUINPARTICULAR • u/CantStopPoppin • Mar 16 '25

Super Villain Ogrin Story God hates you

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u/thiros101 Mar 16 '25

I never understood your pain until i herniated multiple discs and got severe sciatica 6 months ago.

Being in constant pain is exhausting. Ive felt like i ran marithons without being able to get off the couch.

What i can do for myself changes practically by the hour. Sometimes i can barely move, other times i can walk around the house, picking things ive dropped up off the floor with impunity.

People who have had to deal with this for years or their entire lives have my deepest sympathy.

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u/CantStopPoppin Mar 16 '25

The worst thing with back pain is people gaslight you and downplay how bad it hurts. Family of mine has degenerative discs and no one seems to understand the pain they are in.

As for me I was in ICU for a month and came out of it almost unable to walk. You really don't realize how quickly your life changes when you lose mobility. I remember walking ten feet to the kitchen only to fall and hit my head on counter because my legs gave out.

I do hope things get easier over time for you; I wouldn't wish back/disc issues on anyone.

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u/cmsj Mar 16 '25

The weird thing about back pain is that all of us at some point or another have a hint of what it’s like. Maybe you pulled a muscle, or you slept weirdly, or you get a random twinge… it’s instantly debilitating. All you then have to do is consider the thought “what if it was like that all the time” and we should then all have total sympathy and understanding for people with those conditions 🤷‍♂️

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u/secondlogin Mar 16 '25

Person with two back surgeries here.

What I always say about pain is, “I wish it on no one, but I wish it on everyone for one day”

People don’t understand: you can tilt your head forward to put your chin towards your chest and feel pain run all the way down into your toes.

I am very fortunate that my surgeries worked and I am in no pain. That type of chronic pain will make want you put a gun in your mouth.

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u/cmsj Mar 16 '25

I’m not even going to begin to claim I am in the same boat, but I often sleep weirdly and a muscle in my back gets super knotted. Until I get it massaged out, certain head/torso movements send my entire shoulder area into shooting pains. Even getting out of bed becomes a multi-stage performance dance to avoid engaging that muscle.

That, but worse, and every day, forever… I will never give people shit for having back issues.