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Originally Posted by Mlhps
my surgery was two months ago and I was diagnosed with RSD two weeks later. I already want my old life back so badly. I'm so sorry you've been dealing with it for so long. It just stinks. I'm tired of every step being either impossible or horribly painful.
I keep reading about the two types, and I'm just curious if having one instead of the other means the treatment is different. My doctor seems to have quite a bit of experience with RSD but isn't giving me much hope of getting back to my normal life. I don't know if it's worth the money and effort to travel to a bigger medical center for an evaluation (Stanford in CA is doable for us. I have a referral and am waiting to be scheduled).
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Hello,
I firmly believe that it makes a difference in that a nerve injury can possibly be repaired or resected by a plastics reconstruction peripheral nerve specialist. If you had a nerve injury from your surgery they may be able to do something about that. I had a nerve injury from ankle surgery and formed a neuroma which Was crushed/ cauterized then buried by plastic surgery. It made a huge difference for me and spontaneous pain. Surgeons do like to admit that something was damaged in procedure. It can be as simple as the retactor placement. Get to some specialists and don't take no hope for an answer. Stanford has a both great pain programs and great microsurgery. Hopefully they can help.
Sending healing love,
Littlepaw