Multiple Disappointing Back Surgeries

I was prepped for surgery and had my first in September of that year. During the surgery, something "unexplainable" happened and when I woke up, I had no movement or feeling in my right leg. They did a nerve test where they zapped me all over to find out which nerves they had hit. I went back into surgery 3 hours later to have the rods taken back out.

I was in physical therapy for 2 months and I was out of school for 7 weeks. In December of that year, I had ANOTHER surgery to put the rods back in. This time it worked (or so I thought) and I was able to go back to school after 4 weeks.

I am 21 now and my back is constantly in pain. I can't even tell you the last time I got a full nights sleep. I recently graduated culinary school and I'm a line chef currently. I just went to see a new doctor who told me I need to change professions because my back is irritated.

After spending over 15,000 dollars on school I found that severely heartbreaking. I'm not sure what to do now. I'm still working as a chef but I can't stand for long periods of time and I'm over-medicating to compensate for my pain. I have looked into disability but its looking like since I have a job I don't qualify. I'm at a loss for what to do so any type of advice would really help. Thank you for reading my story. - Brittany