Hey there, I just joined this group recently and figured I'd post my story of my back issues. Sometimes I have upper back pain when I first wake up but that usually goes away pretty quickly. My lower back pain however radiates to my hips and legs at times. Standing or walking too long is quite painful as well as sitting or laying on my back, so pretty much many positions for lengthy times is painful so I try to shift around at times to avoid it. Unfortunate because of that I've had to quit places I've worked at and am still unemployed now. I have severe scoliosis, and also have been told that I have degenerative disc disease as well as a herniated disc I believe. I've tried chiropractic and now do physical therapy but it's still not helping any with the pain from what I see. What worries me the most is how I will be able to support myself once I'm no longer able to rely on my parents and how much more physical limitations I will have a few years down the line. I've already had to stop working, cut out things like taking long walks around the neighborhood and can't do things like go to amusement parks because of the long standing in line and walking it requires. It also worries me that people think I am a "boring" or "lazy" person, but they don't understand that the pain is just too much to handle for certain activities and I have to avoid them, which hurts really.