Physical Pain!

Physical is the most noticeable kind of pain. It can show in many ways; on your face, in your body movements, in the way you act and how you feel. The list goes on and on, but in simpler terms, you feel like crap!

            I am sooooo glad I don’t experience chronic pain due to my Spina Bifida. I might wake up sore and achy some mornings, but thankfully it goes away once I start moving. Even when I decide to be adventurous and do yard work, (I know, what was I thinking!?I?) I recover within a couple days. Some people are not so lucky.

            Since I have been on Facebook, I I have met a lot of people who experience daily chronic pain. I cannot imagine having severe daily pain that is some cases, causes people to have to rely on medications for any kind of relief.

            Tethered Spinal Cord is a very painful condition in which the spine develops scar tissue around it causing restricted movement of the spine and back. This is excruciating pain!

            Spinal Fusion is a surgery performed to correct scoliosis. This procedure involves inserting rods into the spine and attaching screws to correct the realignment of the spine.

            Just typing the descriptions of these two possible complications with Spina Bifida makes me cringe!

            I spoke to a couple of my Facebook friends about their experiences with Tethered Spinal Cord and Spinal Fusion to get there perspective on the level of pain associated with these issues. They told me that the pain associated with Tethered Spinal Cord was very intense. It caused them nausea, stabbing pain and restricted movement due to the tethering. As if Spina Bifida wasn’t enough already!

            If anyone out there would like to share their experience with this or any other issue causing physical pain, please feel free to share so that others will know that they are not alone!

Thank you!