I wanted to walk again without pain.

October 14, 2025 | 21m 27s

After two and a half years of back and leg pain, this storyteller shares how challenging it's been to manage with a chronic surgical wound infection and the inability to find pain management that meets within their contraindication.

STORYTELLER ATTRIBUTES
60 - 69
Female
College graduate
White
1xxxx
Patient
STORY TYPE
Blood, Heart and Circulation; Bones, Joints and Muscles; Brain and Nerves
Diabetes; Brain and Nerves; Infections, Injuries and Wounds; Having multiple health conditions at the same time
Experiencing symptoms; Finding out a diagnosis; Being treated; Making decisions about the right health care or treatment for you; Describing how easy or hard it has been for you to get the health care you need
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