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What I Wish I Knew at 25: Chronic Pain, Career Choices, and Protecting Your Future

When you’re 25, you think you have time. You think your body will bounce back, that working harder will eventually pay off, that one day you’ll arrive at a version of your life where everything feels stable. But chronic pain has its own timeline. It doesn’t care about your plans. I was 25 when I…