<prompt> Human: I can barely walk. If I do walk, its 10 feet to the bathroom and its a huge painful challenge. This happened before, I was out of work for a month. The amount of pain Im experiencing is a 20 on a scale of 1 to 10. I have a 2 year old little girl and in January I have a little boy on the way. My girlfriend doesnt work. I have a good job, but opted out of insurance because Im remodeling a house I bought from a person who couldnt afford the taxes or fix the home. So they was going to let the IRS have it. The ER cant do anything for me. They suggest I see a specialist. I just received this weeks check of 458.00 for work I did last week. I only worked 1 day this week. Thats the only money I have because every pay check I put into the house if bills allow me. Im so close to being able to move in. But then this back injury happened again. Any suggestions? Btw I live in the state of Virginia and Im American. Edit: just left the chiropractor. Mainly just an x-ray and a little shock therapy. Appointment tomorrow at 3pm. Hopefully some good news. Thank you everyone for your suggestions and time. It means a lot to me!Update: Im on my second week out of work due to back pain. I am feeling better. Im able to walk and shower on my own and use the bathroom as well. But only for short periods of time. My back gets extremely tight and eventually I will collapse. But my hopes are, after another 2 weeks I will be able to return to work. I base this off of the progress I am making. Lots of cold ice packs and crawling around. I decided not to go any further with the chiropractor and not get an adjustment because of the possibility of having to start over with the extreme pain I WAS feeling and the possibility of that pain coming back after an adjustment. I really need to get back to work and get the money flowing back in. I have signed up for insurance that will be effective the first of next year. Thank you everyone e for your input and suggestions and most of all, your time. That means a lot to me. Take care :  <response>: One thing to do for the more long-term financial success of your family, marry the woman who is the mother of your children and tell her to get a job when she is able! 458 a week just isnt enough to support 4 people. 