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Started by dmal70

27 Aug 2020, 10:19 AM

Hi everyone! I'm new to the community. I'm a survivor of a two-year-long partial paralysis due to herniated disc and severe sciatic nerve compression. Now I'm up and running and I guess I can provide help by all means. Thanks.

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Reply by Katherine N (Katherine@virtualhospice.ca)

27 Aug 2020, 1:11 PM

Hi Dmal70
Welcoome to the community. Glad you are up and running:) I am always curious, if you don't mind me asking, how did you find the Discussion Forum community?

I am sure there are many stories in being a 'survivor'. What do you think was key in helping you survive the past two years?

Glad you found us.
Katherine

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Reply by dmal70

27 Aug 2020, 1:15 PM

Hey Katherine!
I was down with sciatic nerve compression and it took me 2 years to get out of it. I was in the stage of partial paralysis. I went through intense physio sessions to cure it and the pain I had to go through was unexplainable. Meanwhile, I was not in the right senses. I was emotionally broken with all that I had to go through. Neither my family nor friends could be there for me and I had a girlfriend who broke up with me at that time. I had to go through all of that alone. And now, here I'm talking to you about my survival story.

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Reply by TrevorL

27 Aug 2020, 6:04 PM

Welcome to the community DMAL70 and thank you for sharing your survival story.

I have struggled with back and neck pain and can appreciate how arduous and long the journey is. I can only imagine how hard it must have been to have gone through it alone. I am curious what strengths and strategies did you draw upon that got you through the past 2 years? As Katherine mentioned, their are many survivors in this community and I believe we will benefit from your thoughts.

Kind regards,

Trevor Lehmann

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Reply by AMT

28 Aug 2020, 1:44 PM

Good morning DMAL70.

The feeling that I connected with when reading your post was one of optimism. Making it through is such a lovely way to describe your experience as something that was a process (sometimes people use the word journey) and not a one time event. This very much reminds me of how people describe grief. I wonder when you knew you were making it through? Did you always know or where there little shifts that you began to notice?

Warmly, AMT

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