Good lord man, is the American system really that cruel!?!? If you can, you should move to Canada. Maybe the wait times are longer, but nobody is going to be left out because of an inability to pay.

I'm really sorry about your situation, I really am. I suffer from chronic pain from nerve/soft tissue damage in 3 places in my spine as well, with the sciatica to boot. I can't imagine trying to deal with it without painkillers, and your situation clearly sounds a lot worse than mine.

I found this website that seems to offer medical assistance and subsidized insurance for low-income family's and person's with disabilities. Maybe they could help you out.

Medicaid/Medical Assistance Overview


Good luck to you. Try meditation some time, I know it helps me. It's nice to have the mental escape, the mental refreshment.
Gandalf_The_Grey Reviewed by Gandalf_The_Grey on . What can I do? dissability related Hi I'm wondering if anyone else out there has run into any similar problems as me. I am 23, I have DDD 5 herniated discs, nerve root impingement, and sciatica. I am stuck at home 24hrs a day 6 days a week maybe one hour out one day bc of the pain I have and having no medication currently to manage it. I am out of work now and was on disability but then when I was unable to afford the cobra insurance could no longer see my dr. and no dr=no disabliity payments bc I have no dr office notes. My Rating: 5