Hi Chaos,
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Originally Posted by chaos
First, I must ask the relationship between RSD/CRPS and CPS. I have read that these are definitly two different things, but when I search for CPS I keep getting RSD results. I'm having a really hard time finding a forum or some relatable stories about CPS. My best guess is that if you have RSD you pretty much have CPS, but not the other way around.
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As I understand it,
Chronic Pain is defined as pain that persists for more than 3-6 months.
Chronic Pain Syndrome (
CPS) is a psychosocial disorder that occurs in some patients
with (noncancer)
Chronic Pain in which symptoms of the pain consume the attention of the patients and becomes incapacitating.
The reason you keep getting
RSD results may be that
RSD is a term
formerly used for
CRPS (and is now considered only one type of
CRPS).
Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (
CRPS) is a chronic systemic disease characterized by severe pain, swelling, and changes in the skin, and is one
form of
CPS.
[
N.B. CRPS folks—have I got that right?] Yes, it's confusing.
I do not have CRPS. I am a chronic pain patient, however with much effort, I try hard not to allow my pain to consume my life, so I may not have CPS. Diagnoses are sometimes educated guesses/opinions. Whether or not you truly have CPS may be a judgment call/opinion of your doctor—another doctor may or may not concur.
You might try searching the archives for threads/posts about CPS—perhaps in the
Chronic Pain forum.
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I think specific supplements might do better?? Anybody find anything natural that helps with the pain?
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I've had some success with adrenal hormone replacement therapy for intractable pain, as written about by
Dr. Forest Tennant in
The Intractable Pain Patient's Handbook for Survival and
other articles by him.
Hope this may help,
Doc