I'm at the point in life when everything is starting to break down health wise. I have a herniated neck disc, torn shoulder joints and my arm and hands are in pain. I can't exercise now or even ride a bicycle and I look like shit now because of it. This downward slide gets steeper every year and I think now might be the opportune time to end everything before shit gets even more pathetic. Going to hit up a gun show and get a handgun and scope out abandoned buildings where I won't be disturbed.
Hey i have mild DDD at the neck at c5-6, c6-c7 as well. possibly due to constant phone/laptop use and/or injury when i fainted on my chin on the toilet cover's sharp point. Constant mild ache throughout the day which makes me unable to focus or function. Really makes you feel suicidal and value physical health.
The mainstream treatment is disc fusion and disc replacement, but both of these have either high failure rates (artificial disc), or might cause problems such as adjacent disc disease (Fusion). Elon Musk crushed his neck disc after ego throwing a heavy sumo, got a Artificial disc (mobi-C) initially but it failed. So now his discs are fused.
There's a less invasive option called Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression which is FDA approved, but less common.
I might go for percutaneous as I age (now 27) and as the neck discs worsen over time. But this could be expensive as one has to pay private fees.
Crazy how one small thing can fuck up everything.