Having suffered from acute sciatica I received emergency back surgery only to find that my lower back pain went through the roof when I came out of anaesthetic. I ended up on morphine just to cope with the terrible spasms.
A few people commented rather unhelpfully that it was all in my mind. I have done so much research to find a lasting cure. Being told it is in the mind when the physical pain is so real is so patrionising and unhelpful. We need to be considerate and open to all