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Maybe you are not familiar with osteoporosis. I am 72 years old. This
started in 2010, I broke all of my lumbar spine in an assault.
It was broken in the middle of July, where I worked did not offer
insurance. I got an orthopedic consult. He said my bones were in very bad
shape, and there's I or they could do. It wouldn't get better. All I know
from the research I did after that was that no orthopedic doctor, no pain
management . was going to help me. I was 58 yrs old and running a 5
physician practice, suddenly became a drug seeker. I have been treated like
this for 18 years now. Pain management doesn't even offer a shot, they
don't offer any solutions, but I'm the drug addict
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@mcochrane How can these doctors be so insensitive to your plight? Time to seek help elsewhere. I would like to think that there are other options out there. How is it possible that the business that you run does not offer insurance? From my math you are now about 76 and should be 76 and on Medicare. As such you should be able to go to any doctor for help. Please don't give up! Be your own best advocate. I had several orthopedic docs tell me ten years ago that there was nothing they could do for my lower back pain. Since then, I have gotten help from several doctors, including a neurologist, a sports medicine doc (who was very empathetic), and a neurosurgeon who recommended and implanted a spinal cord stimulator.
I wish you all the best!