Help Molly get spinal decompression treatments
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Hello, my name is Molly Wilson,
I am a performer by trade, and I have been living with horrible, debilitating chronic pain for a year and a half. On January 1st 2020, my back seized up out of nowhere and I spent hours in agony waiting for an ambulance to take me to the hospital. Once at the hospital I spent more hours waiting, only to be sent home without any tests or a diagnosis. After a few weeks of bed rest, I started healing and was able to move again, but the constant back pain never went away. I began both chiropractor and physio treatments but never got better. Then, on Christmas Day, 2020, I woke up in excruciating pain. I could barely move and spent the day in agony. My pain continued to worsen until on December 28 my family called an ambulance because the pain was so intense, I couldn’t move. While in emergency, the doctor ordered X-Rays and scheduled a CT scan. For the first two weeks after returning home, I could barely do anything; something as small as changing position in my bed led to horrible, screaming pain and getting out of bed took a long time and lots of strength. I always tried to make the best of it. When I was having a hard time struggling to get in and out of my bed, I’d play songs like “Get on Your Feet” by Gloria Estefan or “Break My Stride” by Matthew Wilder. I tried hard to keep my family laughing, even when I was crying myself to sleep due to the pain. But as I waited for my CT scan and eventually an MRI, it was hard to stay positive. I could barely walk, I was bed-ridden most of the time, I felt like a burden. I couldn’t really do anything on my own. And on top of that, there was never a moment I didn’t hurt. Even now, though I have slightly more mobility than those early days, I’m taking 10 painkillers a day, 6 of which are opioids, and even with all those drugs in my system I am constantly aware and affected by my back pain. And my body does not react well to the painkillers. On top of searing back pain, every day I have nausea, dizziness, cramps and stomach aches. Most of my 2021 has been spent in my bed. I’ve worked my ass off to do everything I can to heal—I’ve done exercises from a specialist that made my pain flare up and that made me light-headed and sick. I’ve constantly pushed myself to do more and more and always paid for it in the end. I finally was diagnosed with a particularly bad herniated disk as well as spinal stenosis.
I have worked so hard to not break down, but I’ve had some moments where I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I’ve felt completely helpless and like it was never going to get better. I had to stop giving singing lessons because standing or sitting for an hour at a time would make me so sore it would keep me in bed the rest of the day. The doctors and specialists I talked to were dismissive and not offering solutions—I have been so low that there are times I wished I would just not wake up in the morning because I couldn’t bring myself to go through another day of pain.
Then yesterday, I finally got some good news. I finally found a doctor who is willing to help me with spinal decompression and shockwave therapy. He believes he can heal my back with six sessions and get me to a place where I no longer need pain killers and can go back to performing and leading an active lifestyle. These forms of therapy have an 80% success rate, much higher than steroid shots or even surgery. For the first time in a long time, I can see the light at the end of this horrific tunnel.
The problem is, none of this is covered by medical and will cost almost $2,000. This is where I need to ask for your help, which is something I find difficult to do. If you are able to donate to help cover the costs of the treatments, it would mean the world to me. If you aren’t able to donate, I completely understand that as well. If you are able to share this page, I would appreciate it with all my heart.
I promise when I am better to pay it forward and put my energy into bringing people joy, which has always been my professional and personal mandate. Thank you so much for letting me share my story. I love and appreciate all of you.
I am a performer by trade, and I have been living with horrible, debilitating chronic pain for a year and a half. On January 1st 2020, my back seized up out of nowhere and I spent hours in agony waiting for an ambulance to take me to the hospital. Once at the hospital I spent more hours waiting, only to be sent home without any tests or a diagnosis. After a few weeks of bed rest, I started healing and was able to move again, but the constant back pain never went away. I began both chiropractor and physio treatments but never got better. Then, on Christmas Day, 2020, I woke up in excruciating pain. I could barely move and spent the day in agony. My pain continued to worsen until on December 28 my family called an ambulance because the pain was so intense, I couldn’t move. While in emergency, the doctor ordered X-Rays and scheduled a CT scan. For the first two weeks after returning home, I could barely do anything; something as small as changing position in my bed led to horrible, screaming pain and getting out of bed took a long time and lots of strength. I always tried to make the best of it. When I was having a hard time struggling to get in and out of my bed, I’d play songs like “Get on Your Feet” by Gloria Estefan or “Break My Stride” by Matthew Wilder. I tried hard to keep my family laughing, even when I was crying myself to sleep due to the pain. But as I waited for my CT scan and eventually an MRI, it was hard to stay positive. I could barely walk, I was bed-ridden most of the time, I felt like a burden. I couldn’t really do anything on my own. And on top of that, there was never a moment I didn’t hurt. Even now, though I have slightly more mobility than those early days, I’m taking 10 painkillers a day, 6 of which are opioids, and even with all those drugs in my system I am constantly aware and affected by my back pain. And my body does not react well to the painkillers. On top of searing back pain, every day I have nausea, dizziness, cramps and stomach aches. Most of my 2021 has been spent in my bed. I’ve worked my ass off to do everything I can to heal—I’ve done exercises from a specialist that made my pain flare up and that made me light-headed and sick. I’ve constantly pushed myself to do more and more and always paid for it in the end. I finally was diagnosed with a particularly bad herniated disk as well as spinal stenosis.
I have worked so hard to not break down, but I’ve had some moments where I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I’ve felt completely helpless and like it was never going to get better. I had to stop giving singing lessons because standing or sitting for an hour at a time would make me so sore it would keep me in bed the rest of the day. The doctors and specialists I talked to were dismissive and not offering solutions—I have been so low that there are times I wished I would just not wake up in the morning because I couldn’t bring myself to go through another day of pain.
Then yesterday, I finally got some good news. I finally found a doctor who is willing to help me with spinal decompression and shockwave therapy. He believes he can heal my back with six sessions and get me to a place where I no longer need pain killers and can go back to performing and leading an active lifestyle. These forms of therapy have an 80% success rate, much higher than steroid shots or even surgery. For the first time in a long time, I can see the light at the end of this horrific tunnel.
The problem is, none of this is covered by medical and will cost almost $2,000. This is where I need to ask for your help, which is something I find difficult to do. If you are able to donate to help cover the costs of the treatments, it would mean the world to me. If you aren’t able to donate, I completely understand that as well. If you are able to share this page, I would appreciate it with all my heart.
I promise when I am better to pay it forward and put my energy into bringing people joy, which has always been my professional and personal mandate. Thank you so much for letting me share my story. I love and appreciate all of you.
Organizador
Molly Wilson
Organizador
Chilliwack, BC