Good morning All,

I was recently diagnosed with CRPS as a result of foot surgery which was completed in July & August of this year. I currently have 6 screws in my foot and they are causing bone pain on top of the nerve zingers, numbness and pain from the CRPS. My foot doctor recommends having the screws removed as she believes removing them will help. I had the exact same surgery completed last year for my right foot and had no issues (of course this was before CRPS). I know as a general rule surgery is a huge no-no for CRPS patients but there are times I can barely walk because of the screws and if you throw that in with the CRPS pain it can get pretty unbearable.

I'm really scared of how this might affect the CRPS but I kind of feel like I don't have much choice here.

Any advice/recommendations? If you have had any experience with surgery after a CRPS diagnosis please let me know how it went for you. Maybe it'll reassure me or freak me out more but I'll appreciate it all the same!

TIA!