My name is DiAnna and I am 27. I've been through countless doctors and
had my first back sugery at age 23 after countless orthopedics sent me
home labeled as a drug seeker. When the MRI was finally ordered, I had
two ruptured disks and one herniated. Now, I have 2 reherniations,
chronic pain, constant depression, and a doctor that is more concerned
about "fixing" me and won't even listen to me. My mother was diagnosed
with Ehler Danlos after dozens of doctors and 10 (yes, 10) back
surgeries. My two sisters also have back pain. Somehow she managed to
keep going and raise 6 kids and manage a full time job as an RN. I
can't figure out how she did it! Finding some people that could
actually understand the suck level of this syndrome would be
great...sometimes a little validation goes a long way!?