The lack of awareness is really bad--if only I had known what I know now!
Even my PCP gave horrible advice causing me to push through at work for 5 months.

Just don't push it- having learned the hard way. Tell those that encourage you that it isn't worth the aftermath.

September will be 2 yrs for me, yet I still have numb feet, vision and vestibular issues. Getting told that it was 'probably psychosomatic because I was back at work' (after 2 weeks of half days at home) was the icing on the cake!