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Struggling with Spinal Stenosis: The Shopping Cart Syndrome

MPM

579d

As for spinal stenosis, I’m way to young to not stand up straight as if age should be a factor🤷🏻‍♀️.. I find it so difficult to stand up properly without the urge to bend slightly to ease the pressure I get in the upper middle part of my back. They call it shopping cart syndrome. I can walk all day if I had one.. I used to walk regularity but it’s a struggle because my spine is narrowing

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    • MPM

      571d

      @pammd that’s because EVERYONE wants to profit off of your pain

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    • pammd

      570d

      You know I'm not sure, he mentioned it and before we got to discuss it in depth my insurance shot it down.

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      • pammd

        570d

        @pammd I have been trying to make a -painful effort to stand up straight. But at this point it hardly matters, I can only stand or walk for a couple minutes anyway

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    • pammd

      571d

      What my orthopedic Dr suggested which was epidural injections - my insurance won't approve unless I jump thru hoops and do other stuff that doesn't seem helpful

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      • MPM

        571d

        @pammd that’s because EVERYONE wants to profit off of your pain

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        • pammd

          570d

          @MPM ugh. I know! It's so ridiculous. There's no care for the actual person being jerked 5 different ways. I really like my primary Dr. I feel she cares, but her hands are tied in so many ways too.

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    • MPM

      575d

      It’s terrible. There has to be something that can be done

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    • bernie759

      575d

      I'm the same as you both and it's so embarrassing. I'm only 63 already and this spinal stenosis is ruining my life. The Dr. won't operate. I do nerve blocks for pain management every two weeks. This helps me minimally. When I go shopping I have to ride in the electric shopping cart. I grateful to be alive but this is just a travesty

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    • pammd

      579d

      I feel the same way! I'm fixing to be 62 but walk like I'm 90😭

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