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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

slightlv

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12. Injections helped more than prednisone pills, but still, the "help"

Reply to mountain grammy (Reply #5)

Sat May 23, 2026, 12:22 PM

May 23

didn't last long. I've gone stenosis and sciatica, as well as disk disease. I hate the fact I'm basically always bent over, but even then my spine hurts. The only way to stand up even partially straight is to take a deep breath and consciously hold in my stomach muscles. Most days, even getting out of bed is scary... I'm so afraid of my knees and legs just giving out on me the minute gravity hits. I've not found *anything* that helps... I'm always open to hearing about anything new (or old) that might help, but as so many of us now have problems with it, it seems the scams are out there everywhere. And after hubby cleaning out our bank accounts thanks to a scam a year ago, I'm afraid of even clicking on a "learn more" link!

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I just finished a course of Prednisone for sciatica. [View all] zanana1 May 23 OP

Yes, I do chelsea0011 May 23 #1

Same.. also getting an injection in 2 weeks mountain grammy May 23 #3

Yes, I've been having a real problem. I can hardly walk in the morning. Walleye May 23 #2

Yes there are injections mountain grammy May 23 #5

Wow, I know how that feels. Sometimes it hurts just to stand up in the kitchen and fix a sandwich Walleye May 23 #7

I understand mountain grammy May 23 #17

Yes, I have become grateful for my small kitchen. I do a lot of pivoting like a basketball player. Walleye May 23 #21

Injections helped more than prednisone pills, but still, the "help" slightlv May 23 #12

I'm sorry I think your condition mountain grammy May 23 #15

Oh, man... do I resonate with the "old flabby core"! (LOL) slightlv May 23 #18

Have you seen ortho doctor chelsea0011 Sunday #23

Accupuncture is what has gotten me safely through 2 bad sciatica attacks. lark May 23 #4

I've has 2 ablations done 3 years apart mountain grammy May 23 #6

Damn, chronic pain is depressing as hell I can't do the things I used to do Walleye May 23 #8

I hear you! I can't clean the house slightlv May 23 #13

Good thing I'm a cat person, I guess. Don't need to be walked. Walleye May 23 #20

I finally got to sweeping the foyer and the hallway... slightlv May 23 #22

78 here! mountain grammy May 23 #19

Physical therapy and gabapentin got rid of mine. sinkingfeeling May 23 #9

I just had a knee replacement 5 weeks ago, if i sleep in a bed i wake up dem4decades May 23 #10

If I don't do my stretching exercises in the morning.... QED May 23 #11

Getting SCS surgery montanacowboy May 23 #14

dont wait for it to b offered. ask. mopinko May 23 #16

Oh yes, woke up two nights in a row over the weekend tonekat Tuesday #24