Feeling alone with my disability.
Hello. My name is Sheree. I am a 39 yo mother to a 6 and 9 year old. I live in Australia but can not find any support groups here. Early 2020 I was in agony down my left side into my foot and could barely walk. By the middle of March I was finally diagnosed with a herniated disk L4-L5 that was impeding the nerves. A referral was sent through for surgery, then Covid hit big time and all non emergency surgeries were cancelled. On June 1st 2020 I woke up with no feeling from the waist down and loss off bladder and bowel. Within 5 hours of calling an ambulance I was rushed in for an emergency laminectomy and discectomy, but it was too late. I now have CES. With physio and exercise physiology weekly, I am now able to walk again but I have so many questions about living with this disability and I feel very alone. Would love to chat to someone and throw some questions to anyone who has time to answer.
Shared experience, not medical advice.