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Hey, I wanted to share some of my story with u, I don't think it will help u with ur quest for understanding from ur family, but I hope it helps in some way... My Sister and I both suffer form the same medical problems, we will call each other and compair places that hurt, my lower back started first for me, her neck started first for her. then my neck, then her lower back. She had her first rupture about a year before mine, and I would get upset with her because she wouldn't go any where with me, she would always Julie I am hurting to bad to go..I would go tell my Daddy, she is faking all this crap cause there is no way she could hurt everyday so bad she can't go anywhere with me. I would fuss and fuss at her. I told her you hurt so bad cause u don't get out of that recliener and do anything. she would start crying and say I wish u would understand, and I tried very hard to, but finally I just gave up asking her. Then mine happen 3 disc blew at the same time, had to have fusion w/plates, then my lower back got so bad that now I can't walk. I have so many things wrong with my spine, that the doctor told me there is not that can be done, all he could do was keep me as comfortable as possible. I never understood my sisters pain til I got it myself. I think noone knows what chronic pain 24/7 is like unless they live in everyday. I have perminate nerve damage in my neck, 3 fingers on left hand stay numb, 2 on the right hand. I have 3 blown disc in my lower back now, L5, L4, L3, L2 and S1 I have austopenia, DDD and DHD...4 toes on both feet stay numb. I live with 24/7 chronic pain. I found a wonderful doctor that believed in me, and gave me good pain pills. I went from a housewife that cooked and cleaned everyday, to something that can't wash one load of cloths without crying for an hour. This website is so helpful, it has people who suffer the way we do, that understands and r caring. I hope u can get ur family members to understand...but I honestly think noone can understand unless they themselves has been threw it.