Hey..new here...any success stories while dealing with chonic pain?

Have you seen a chiropractor? They will put you on an inversion table and that will help to take pressure off of your sciatic nerves. Better yet, purchase one for your home and use it every day. You literally just lay there. Play on your phone, watch tv. My fiancee also has sciatica as well as degenerated discs in his back and he swears by this! Best of luck to you

Degenerative disc disease here, mixed results, just recently got started again.

Weight loss comes from controlling the calories you eat. The real issue with chronic pain isn't that you can't exercise, it is that so many of us turn to food for comfort when we are in pain, frustrated, maybe even bored because we can't get out and do things... Therefore, it is important to find other coping mechanisms. For sciatica, you have probably had stretches recommended. Add just a little bit of activity on to each stretching session to use up more of your time. ie, a common stretch for sciatica is to sit on a chair and twist slowly each direction (please check with your own medical team, I am just mentioning common, not necessarily indicate for you). after you twist, you could also swing your arms around a bit or do some seated shadow boxing. There are a few more minutes that you aren't bored and reaching for food. That's also one reason these forums can be great: just a way to pass your time.

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Has your weight loss helped lower your pain levels any?

I used to have chronic back and hip pain as well as health markers tending towards needing medication. Losing weight and exercising fixed all of these problems and by no means did I eat 'healthy'. I would say eating healthy makes these goals little bit easier to manage long term I have found.