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My name is Shane and I'm 46 years old. I have chronic thoracic back pain that started around 2015. It started out mild and intermittent but progressively got worse over time, until I could no longer work or play music or just live my life normally. I've seen approximately 15 different doctors (orthopedic, pain management and went through physical therapy) but none have helped me in the slightest. I've been prescribed a bag full of different medications (literally), over the last several years but none have helped. I've had the imaging tests (X-ray, CT, MRI) but unfortunately, there's nothing glaringly obvious to the doctors that would be causing my pain. I feel like they don't believe me frankly. I don't even have a diagnosis at this point. It's beyond frustrating and depressing and it angers me immensely. I've searched everything online that I can find but nothing seems to directly relate to my issue. Pressure seems to help and looking down makes the pain worse..neither are instant. So, I'm completely at a loss as to what to do at this point. The majority of time I spend on my bed propped up on pillows and fortunately it doesn't bother me when I sleep. I'm just hoping to find someone, anyone, that may be dealing with similar issues.
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