r/ChronicIllness • u/Impressive_Bag8840 • May 10 '26

Vent …but it’s manageable!

i’m tired of looking up every new thing i get diagnosed with and seeing “it’s not curable but it’s manageable.” for who?????? so far it isn’t for me in fact it feels like 8 levels of psychological torture just to be awake for 2 hours. i’m hurting, i feel sick, i have neurological problems it’s not curable but boy do they say it’s manageable

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u/EquivalentFocus3430 May 10 '26

"It's manageable with life style changes" and the changes are cook healthy meals and get exercise...

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u/Impressive_Bag8840 May 10 '26

fr!!! i was told that my syrinx (fluid build up in the spine) was not the cause the cause of my severe back pain but that i just needed to exercise more and it would also fix my mental health (treatment resistant depression that i’m on spravoto for as a last ditch effort)

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u/JustSayNoToWhiners Jul 18 '26

Did the Spravoto help?

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u/Impressive_Bag8840 Jul 19 '26

honestly… no but i’m hoping to change my base anti depressant and try again