🔊 Lowerback pain at 24? get it checked 👨⚕️
Woke up one Monday and took a solid 30 seconds just to get out of bed.
Instantly knew… I was cooked. 🫠
📆 2 weeks before that, went for my regular futsal session with the bros and took a hard bump.
Didn’t think much of it — felt fine after.
Then the lower back pain kicked in the week after.
Googled it = Sciatica
Slapped on some cold compress & did some stretches and hoped for the best
BUT…
Tried to get out of bed one morning and literally every single movement HURT-ED. Told myself fuck this shit, i needed help and my bro referred me to his orthopaedist
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👨⚕️ Doc said “Possible disc tear”
📸 MRI confirmed: L3-L4 disc tear (slide 2)
Pain was from nerve compression — not just "normal soreness"
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Kudos to the clinic for such efficiency though
📞 Called the clinic – Monday PM
🩺 Consultation – Tuesday 4:30PM
🧠 MRI done – Same day, 5:30PM
💊 Results + meds – Collected on Wednesday
🏋️♂️ Physio starts – Next Tuesday
Since it’s a specialist clinic, the bill wasn’t exactly light…
BUT shoutout to insurance — WHO SAY INSURANCE SCAM
💸 Cost Breakdown: (slide 3)
• Consultation – $200
• MRI – $1,090
• Meds – $272
• Physio – ~$160/session
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Doc said the tear was most likely from my futsal…
but apparently… even sneezing or coughing too hard can cause this 💀
(slide 4 for the visualisation)
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He also told me this is common for people in their 20s cause i thought this was something only the older folks may get so that was a weird relief.
Was told that this is still not too severe as i seek treatment early, the chances of my nerves being permanently damaged are very low and the success rate of my disc healing from medication and physiotherapy alone is 70-80% so no injections or surgery will be required 😎
LOOKING FORWARD TO MY PHYSIOTHERAPY and hoping this shit passes ASAP 🙏🏼
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If you’ve got random sharp back pain and sciatica-like symptoms at a young age, know youre not alone g. OR ANYONE THAT HAS WENT THRU SMT SIMILAR LMK HOW IT WAS LIKE
You know your own body best, get it checked if you feel somethings not right
If you wanna know more about how the processes like mri scan, consultation, the insurance or the clinic’s name etc - feel free to DM me 😎
get home safe!
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#injuryrecovery #backpain #genz #sciaticarelief #spinehealth
