hello: my name is susan....i was injured 5 years ago at my job...i worked in a hospital and the elevator was 2-3 inches raised above the floor...I did not see it, and tripped going into it. since that date, i have suffered immensely with 2 herniated discs in the cervical area....and a compressed shoulder on my right side. This injury,not only devastated myself, my family and my carreer, but also my ability to enjoy life totally pain free.
I had a hard time keeping my head up, and turning it, or looking up & down...I had tingling and numbness down my right arm to the fingers, and as the pain increased, so did the burning, pain, numbness, and to the point that i would vomit.
After many dr.appt., pills,pills, and more pills, i was getting more frustrated with the ability to function less and less.....not being able to work at my nursing job, i was put at a position at a front desk....this only further aggravated my neck...as this was all happening, i also had personal family struggles happening at home, and my mom was diagnosed with cancer, and my sister was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis....
finally, 3 years later, i started taking cortisone shots with a doctor in St. Thomas...i started to get some relief, and still struggled at work because it was too much neck bending....my mom did pass away, and home struggles with my husband increased....doing household chores decreased, driving children around became increasingly difficult, large grocery orders were difficult, so i would do small meals at a time....mostly precooked foods, and fast foods...shopping was no longer fun, simple things in life became more difficult......I felt more and more useless, and more doped up with my world spinning out of control.
1 1/2 years later, i was given the option to retrain, and thus my job was ended, and my marriage ended, and i had to now rent with my children...and my financial status had dropped severely.
I thought i was going to lose my mind, or sink further into more days of depression....i had to fight against depression all the time....especially when the simple things in life became too demanding and ended up in pain....
i went to an encounter for women at windsor christian fellowship, and for the first time in 4 1/2 years, i did not have the daily pain....God healed me from the daily...all day long pain...that i could not get relief from....now i only experience flare ups periodically and usually when i do something outside of my limitations....
hope this helps you out with the pain you are dealing with....if there is anything further you would like to know, email me.....sue p
