Finding Light Through Chronic Pain

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Tami is battling the emotional weight of chronic pain that feels impossible to overcome. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:29.7	Tammy, welcome to the program.
0:33.0	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:35.3	Hi.
0:37.3	So I'm calling today because I am in a place where I'm 45 years old.
0:47.1	I have, I was a single mom. I have a successful career. Never settled down.
0:55.0	I don't have much family.
0:57.0	Since I'm 18, I suffered with endometriosis.
1:01.0	I had 14 operations.
1:04.0	And then I just kind of ended up with chronic pain that never went away.
1:10.0	So here I am 45 years old. I beat
1:14.9	cancer three years ago, lost most of my muscle. I still do my job every day, but everything is kind of getting harder and harder to do.
1:30.3	I also had a car accident and now I have a back and a neck injury on top of everything.
1:38.8	And today I went to a new physical therapist, a new pain doctor.
1:45.0	This is probably the 14th one I've had in my life.
1:49.0	I can't even count them.
1:52.0	And I've done a lot of research with, like, between depression and chronic pain.
2:00.0	And I'm sorry.
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