hi my name is joyfulvictory and I'm new to this site. this is my first post. I have a workers comp question. 2009 while working for a grocery store I was hauling and ordering meat, overseeing that department. I woke up one morning with sharp pain on my lower right side of my back turns out I had herniated 3 discs in my lumbar spine. I couldn't pin point the time of injury, as this pain came on gradually. I went to my regular doctor and he sent me to a spine doctor. I asked him about workers comp and he said that because the injury didn't happen while I was working, that I wasn't able to file for work comp. 6 years later I am still dealing with herniated discs. I've got degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, neuropathy in my legs, complex regional pain syndrome on my right foot and incontinence/retention. All these years my husband's insurance has always been really great but now thanks to health reform I can't afford treatment any more. This is what triggered me looking in to work comp. I've always felt that my injury was from work and shouldn't have believed that doctor about having to prove exactly when I injured. California has a one year statute of limitations so obviously I'm about five years too late. This latest flare started in January but I've never filled out any incident reports with my employer. I've been trying to hire a lawyer to discuss options but so far no lawyers are interested in helping. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks