Vrae my darling girl, if only I could get hold of this IDIOT's work address so that I could paint all over his walls......something along the lines of:

SO NOT SEE DR.XXXXX UNLESS YOU WANT TO FEEL AS WORTHLESS AND HOPELESS AS HE MADE MY FRIEND FEEL.

HE HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AS A HEARTLESS, IGNORANT INDIVIDUAL WITH NO RIGHT TO CLAIM TO BE PART OF ANY CARING PROFESSION.

HE KNOWS ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT HER CONDITION, BUT PRETENDS TO KNOW SO THAT HE CAN DENY TREATMENT.

HE THINKS HER CHRONIC ILLNESS IS IN HER HEAD. HE HAS NOTHING IN HIS.

Ooooohhhhhh grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I could go on and on and on and it would probably get very rude and inappropriate.
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Vrae. Babe. You are amazing, you fake nothing, you give so much and try so hard to overcome everything this disease has thrown at you.

It is very very important that you do several things:

1) Never ever ever have any contact with this man again unless it is because he has begged to be allowed to apologise ON HIS KNEES.

2) Do not believe a word he said to you in this visit. He's either lost his mind or he's a vindictive ignorant selfish (ooh I so want to type the word I'm saying out loud) TURNIP of a man who has decided he doesn't want to treat you any more and has turned his back on you.

3) if you didn't record the visit (I always do this now on my phone ) then make a record today, while you still remember everything clearly.

4) I know it's asking a lot, but make a complaint to his practice. If nobody complains, nothing gets done. It's sad but true. If he's turned on you like this then he will have done it to others. Also, unless you contest it, his 'medical opinion' (fume fume) will become part of your record, and every other medic will read it. It's absolutely unforgivable. He clearly has very little knowledge of CRPS - and as a famous person once said 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing'. He is the reason that saying is true.

5) I know you know this deep down, but equally I know that you need to hear from us too - HE IS WRONG ON SO MANY COUNTS. A TRUE CRPS EXPERT WOULD PROBABLY PUNCH HIM. NONE OF IT IS TRUE.

Vrae, my little jam doughnut of gorgeousness you have to put this day behind you. It sounds impossible, but it will happen. You are too strong to let this muppet shatter your confidence in yourself and your knowledge of your own body. You know the truth, and so does your family. Hold onto that and find the strength to start the search for another doctor to treat you.

I feel quite emotional tbh Vrae. When I saw your thread title, my heart just sank to my boots. I didn't read every line of your post because I was just so angry. You didn't need this at such a time. Obviously this would be bad for any of us on any day - but NOW. NOW?! You have been working so hard and getting through so much every day.

Right. I'm going to stop now. You know how I feel. Just believe us and don't for a second even consider a single word from your visit. That's really important. See this new neuro doc and see what he has to say. Go from there.

All I can do is send you a huge hug, along with a big iMug of steaming hot chocolate with little marshmallows and whipped cream.

Bram