[Chad C. Mulligan]

I endured years of low back pain before I could get them to do an MRI. By the time they did one, my stenosis had me using a walker and begging for stronger opioids. Meanwhile the Establishment had collected tens of thousands of $$ for worthless PT treatments and even epidurals, while what I needed all along was a laminectomy. Not that that was a great experience, but I'll spare y'all the nasty details.

[Does so]

I wear a knee bracel or a back brace when either acts up.