Brian had multiple surgeries and spinal injections. He tells us he felt abandoned when a consultant discharged him: but this wasn’t the end of his story.

Fen, from Lincoln, explains how understanding her pain helped her become a pain survivor.

Georgia tells us how she manages her pain alongside studying to become an occupational therapist.

Michelle tells us about her journey with pain: from resentment, to understanding and empowerment.

Steph tells us how pain medication didn’t help her condition but thinking differently did.

Ivor from Darlington tells us how a pain management programme helped him go from depending on a wheelchair to climbing mountains.