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Old 01-21-2014, 09:26 PM
Lottie Lottie is offline
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OK, OK,... well.........since you asked.........I'm not one to talk about this.....but ...YES it definitely has taken a toll on our marriage. I have found that it is so important to ask your spouse what this is like from their perspective. For instance, I perceived my husband was frustrated with my limited mobility and looking at me as a pain in the @#%! When I asked him about it , he told me how very hard it was for him to see me struggle and not be able to take the pain away. He told me it broke his heart to see me so different from my former self. Don't make the assumption that you know what your spouse is experiencing. Consider how it would be for you if the CRPS monster affected your spouse instead of you. Hope this helps Renee.
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1999 Chronic spine pain related to Degenerative Disc
Disease,
Sept 2001. C6 / C7 discectomy & fusion.
Jan. 2005 L5/S1 discectomy and Artificial Disc Replacement.
July 2011 removal of broken
.
Artificial Disc Replacement.
Woke up in recovery room with RSD Monster.:
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Aug 2011 Stabilization of spine at L3/L4/L5.
October 2014 Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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