Help Sandra's spine!

English version below!

Zovem se Damon i žellio bih vas ovim putem zamoliti za pomoć mojoj prijateljici Sandri Tomac iz Hrvatske, u prikupljanju financijskih sredstava koja su joj potrebna kako bi mogla obaviti rehabilitaciju kod velikih problema sa kralježnicom.

Ovo je njezina priča:

DIJAGNOSTIKA I SIMPTOMI

Zovem se Sandra Tomac i imam 29.godina. U ožujku 2019. godine pojavila se jaka bol u području donjeg dijela mojih leđa i lijevoj nozi koja je prisutna cijelo vrijeme i do današnjih dana me nije napustila. Nakon više učinjenih pretraga postavljena mi je dijagnoza: disk u području donjeg dijela kralježnice ( L4-L5 segment - diskus hernija) je degenerirao, promijenio svoj oblik - ispupćio se i doticao okoline živce te na taj način izazivao jake bolove u leđima i nozi. Takav degeneriran, crni disk stvara nestabilnost u kralježnici te mi je zbog toga teško sjediti ili hodati.

Jaki bolovi su se unutar 3 godine malo povukli, ali sam morala živjeti s velikim fizičkim ograničenjima, kao i s kroničnom boli koja je ozbiljno utjecala na sva područja mog života. Zbog svojih zdravstvenih tegoba nisam bila u mogućnosti raditi i tako sam postala financijski ovisna o drugima, a moja sposobnost obavljanja svakodnevnih, jednostavnih zadataka je uvelike bila smanjena.

Probala sam razne vrste terapija u Rijeci od Pt, akupunkture, bioenergije, masaža, inekcija, blokada i vježbi, te na kraju bila i kod kiropraktičara koji je dobro odradio svoj posao, ali mi je to još pogoršalo stanje.

Svoju sam ušteđevinu ubrzo potrošila na svega nekoliko različitih tretmana, a poveći iznos za preostale terapije kroz sve ove godine su izdvajali moji roditelji koji su se u međuvremenu potpuno financijski iscrpili. Svaka od tih terapija nije davala neke znatne pomake, ali su mi ipak donekle pomogle jer sam mogla sjediti 1 - 2 sata dnevno i biti na nogama do pojave bolova.

MEĐUTIM, Od veljače ove godine nakon medicinske preporuke otišla sam kod kiropraktičara i od tad nisam u stanju stajati ni sjediti duže od 10-15 minuta zbog jakih bolova i trnjenja kod obje noge. Stoga većinu vremena moram biti u krevetu.

ZAŠTO VAS TREBAM

Kako mi je većina doktora rekla da moja situacija ipak nije za operaciju,iako je moj L5 živac djelomićno oštećen, moram se fokusirati na fizikalnu terapiju, a nakon dosta istraživanja i neuspjelih pokušaja saznala sam za čovjeka, Aleksandra u Novom Sadu koji je svoje znanje skupljao od poznatog stručnjaka za kralježnicu Stuarta Mcgilla. Iskreno se nadam da bi mi on mogao pomoći jer radi sa skroz drukčijim pristupom nego većina fizioterapeuta.

Stoga danas, s velikom ponižnošću tražim vašu financijsku podršku jer kako bih mogla otići tamo treba mi 1500 eura.

Posljednjih nekoliko godina bile su jedne od najtežih u mom životu. Zdrav čovjek ima tisuću želja, a bolestan samo jednu - biti zdrav. Ja samo želim živjeti normalno koliko je to moguće i ponašati se u skladu sa svojim godinama.

HVALA VAM !

Puno hvala svima vama, što ste odvojili svoje vrijeme kako bi ste pročitali moju priču. Nije lako pretočiti sva moja iskustva, osjećaje i boli u ovo malo teksta, ali se nadam da sam uspjela prenijeti ono najosnovnije. Hvala divnim ljudima koji su me podržali u ove tri godine i tako mi pomogli da se lakše nosim sa ovim problemom.Hvala puno i svima vama koji ćete mi moći financijski pomoći ili ponuditi pomoć na neki drugi način, da napravim novi korak prema svom novom i boljem životu.

veliku promjenu za mene.

ENGLISH VERSION**

My name is Damon and I would like to ask you to help my friend Sandra Tomac from Croatia in collecting the financial resources she needs so that she can do rehabilitation for major problems with her spine.

This is her story:

DIAGNOSIS AND SYMPTOMS

My name is Sandra Tomac and I am 29 years old. In March 2019, a severe pain appeared in the area of my lower back and left leg, which has been present all the time and has not left me until today. After several tests, I was given a diagnosis: the disc in the area of the lower part of the spine (L4-L5 segment - disc herniation) had degenerated, changed its shape - it bulged and touched the area of the nerve, thus causing severe pain in the back and leg. Such a degenerated, black disc creates instability in the spine, making it difficult for me to sit or walk.

The severe pain subsided a little within 3 years, but I had to live with major physical limitations, as well as chronic pain that seriously affected all areas of my life. Due to my health problems, I was unable to work and thus became financially dependent on others, and my ability to perform everyday, simple tasks was greatly reduced.

I tried various types of therapy in Rijeka from Pt, acupuncture, bioenergy, massage, injections, blockades and exercises, and in the end I went to a chiropractor who did a good job, but it made my condition even worse.

Soon I spent my savings on just a few different treatments, and the larger amount for the remaining therapies throughout all these years was allocated by me and my parents, who in the meantime were completely financially exhausted. Each of these therapies did not make any significant progress, but they still helped me to some extent because I could sit for 1-2 hours a day and be on my feet until the pain appeared.

HOWEVER, since February of this year, after a medical recommendation, I went to a chiropractor and since then I have not been able to stand or sit for more than 10-15 minutes due to severe pain and tingling in both legs. So I have to be in bed most of the time.

WHY I NEED YOU

As most of the doctors told me that my situation is not for surgery, even though my L5 nerve is partially damaged, I have to focus on physical therapy, and after a lot of research and failed attempts, I found out about a man, Aleksander in Novi Sad, who was gathering his knowledge by renowned spine expert Stuart McGill. I sincerely hope that he could help me because he works with a completely different approach than most physiotherapists.

Therefore, today, with great humility, I am asking for your financial support, because in order to be able to go there, I need 1500 euros.

The last few years have been some of the hardest in my life. A healthy person has a thousand wishes, and a sick person only one - to be healthy. I just want to live as normal as possible and act my age.

THANK YOU !

Thank you all so much for taking the time to read my story. It is not easy to convey all my experiences, feelings and pains in this little text, but I hope that I managed to convey the most basic. Thank you to the wonderful people who supported me in these three years and thus helped me to deal with this problem more easily. Thank you very much to all of you who will be able to help me financially or offer help in some other way, so that I can take a new step towards my new and a better life.