thanks everyone for the information, I am 42 and I applied for SSDI, my problem is chronic back and hip pain, severe sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic knee pain. I did have surgery on my hip several years ago.MRI shows L4 L5 pinched nerve root in my lower back. I have almost exhausted all of my resources and I was just thinking what could I do to try to survive.