Hello everyone.
I'm so glad that I stumbled across this forum. I have DDD. I was diagnosed with it February of this year. I was also diagnosed with mild scoliosis about 12 years ago. I own and operate a small residential & commercial cleaning business, which I had to quit the physical labor part of the business upon Doctors orders, back in February. My MRI shows that I have 2 buldging disks, and nerve descending. I have severe pain most of the time. I am 48 years old. Since I quit the labor side of my business, the back pain seems to have decreased due to less amount of stress on my back & spine. But intimacy with my husband is far and few in between. I'm afraid to be hurt. Once the buldging disks hit my exposed nerves, the pain is intense. I'm afraid that this disease is making my marriage suffer. I love my husband very much. Even though he says that he understands, I also know that he is a man with needs. I don't want him to stray because I have a difficult time with intimacy due to my back pain. Do any of you understand what I am going through? Do any of you have this same problem? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!