#spine defect

I've had multiple instances where I talked about my back issue, stating a defect in my spine causes me chronic pain, and people respond with "so do you have a form of scoliosis?"

NO. not only does this show how little people understand scoliosis but that scoliosis being the first thing to come to mind means other back problems and spine conditions are not known well enough and we need to fix that.

Start talking about your conditions, talk about your back problems, explain what you experience and listen when people talk about theirs.

Don't let the world continue to be ignorant and assume there's only one condition for you to have, don't let peoples ignorance out you in a box, that happens way too often and the only way we can solve and prevent it is if we don't stop talking about it.

Bringing awareness to things is the only way we can stop having to deal with situations like this where people are ignorant and make assumptions about our bodies based on our age, appearance and their limited knowledge.

And for the able bodied folk, don't talk over us, listen and learn and help us spread awareness. PLEASE

Here he is!

That's the fucker that causes me the ouchies

i took a walk last night and theres knots and soreness worsened all through my back

honestly wish i'd known about the defect in my spine way way earlier so i could know stuff that would help me avoid the constant strain, stress and pain in my body, i'd have already made doing small stretches and exercises part of my routine and my brain would remember to do them every day or so.

no i had to learn 1-2 years ago at my moms chiropractor cuz my back pain was limiting my mobility so painfully the parents finally decided to check why i was in pain and do something about it and even after the xray they still dont act like it was that serious.

"our daughter isnt nonbinary or trans or a boy nor disabled no shes our perfectly 'normal' little princess who does all the chores we dont wanna do around the house"

i want fucking out of here

by bed's not great to sleep on either it doesnt help my insomnia and the pain that keeps me up at night, but we cant afford a new mattress so

had to say goodbye to my dreams of medically transitioning ages ago, now im walking around wishing i even had the confidence to use my cane more in public (once i finish painting it maybe i will idk)