I was always the one making jokes about my pain—the “tough guy” who laughed it off before anyone could see how much I was hurting. But deep down, I was crumbling. Every step felt like fire shooting through my feet. Every night was a battle to find a position that didn’t set my nerves on edge. I no longer recognized the active, upbeat person I used to be.
I watched friends hike, dance, and live normally while I sat on the sidelines thinking, “Why is it so hard for me just to stand?”
I tried everything—painkillers, creams, braces, even nerve blocks. Each solution left me more frustrated and exhausted.
The wake-up call came on an ordinary afternoon. I was stuck on the couch again, wincing with every movement, and realized: I wasn’t just in pain—I was trapped. That’s when I knew something had to change. That’s when NerveCalm found me.