Emotional issues (ptss) from years of back stuff

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I'm wondering if anyone has any similar stories or ideas. I had my accident in 94 or so. I had a chemically sensitive disc which could go off at any moment, regardless of where I was. I could be driving down the freeway and have to pull over for two hours off an exit and wait it out until I could drive again.

When it did, no matter where I was, I would have to lie down, sometimes for days until the spasms, leak, died down. Years of this led to panic attacks and stress that I lived with. I was in "survival mode" for so long, I wasn't in a position to adress the emotional toll it all took on me.

I am now approx six months post op and for now am satisfied with the results. Who knows what tomorrow will bring. I'm also a cancer survivor and deal with that...being in remission. I'm being treated for panic stuff as a result but I'm wondering if others have similar stories. For years I was stuck inside the house, flat on my back....I still have my down days but the emotional toll is far greater than I ever thought.

I am getting help, but I feel like many don't "get" what's happened. Has anyone gone through this? They are now trying me on buspar.