Reply #18: My psychic abilities are minute, but I can speak from a similar experience [View All]

A little over 2.5 yrs ago I had a similar experience. I had NEVER had any problems w/my back. I had found out about 20 yrs earlier that I had scoliosis when the chiropractor took standard first visit x-rays. It has never bothered me, so I didn't know I had it (though it does run in my family).

Fast forward 20 yrs. I began having sciatica problems in the Fall. Tried all the things that had worked in the past....stretching, pain relievers, heating pad, etc. Nothing was working.

I had had an extremely busy & difficult few years. I was teaching full-time, had just finished my Masters (while I taught--took 3 yrs), had 2 teens in high school w/busy schedules, had just finished w/a student teacher in my class (extra work for me), was teaching 2 new classes, was dept. head, lead club sponsor & had a mother 200 miles away who was having medical problems.

Had gone to the chiropractor (one of the best in the nation) & actually thought it had gotten worse after my visits. I was just trying to make it to Xmas break, thinking that getting off my feet & resting would take care of the situation. Then on Xmas Eve, my back went out. Horrible pain, long story short, I ended up having lumbar fusion surgery 3 weeks later. I was on pain meds for the entire time until the surgery, & could only lie in one position where I was not in excruciating pain, even on the meds. Needed help to bathroom & cried out in pain the entire trip.

As I look back now, there was/is so much symbolism in my experience. I was LITERALLY carrying the weight of too many others on my back & it broke!

NL, I'm not saying your situation is just like mine, but look at your life & what's been going on in it for the past few years. Is something weighing you down? I'm speaking metaphorically here. The lower back also holds the kidneys. Are you not filtering your emotions or feelings properly? Perhaps holding in anger? Just some ideas. I firmly believe that our physical ailments mirror what is happening in our lives.
Didn't mean to be so long winded, hope this helps & you get some relief soon. Sending you light & love.