Hi Julie,

As all the others have been saying, keep things moving and keep with the PT. Everyone here has been giving great advice and getting into a pool is one of those pieces of advice that I too am seeking out. Foot and ankle surgeries are very difficult to recover from and even harder when dealing with CRPS. My first surgery, no CRPS involved at that time, it took 8 months of PT before I was able to work a full 8 hour shift, and I still found that I had to sit every once in a while. If you want to be able to do it bad enough, than you will be able to do it.

Memory issues can also be a problem with CRPS. Taking morphine can cause memory problems as well. I find that playing simple memory games helps with keeping my mind somewhat sharp. Even things as simple as solitaire can help a little.

Nerve blocks are one of the things that I have been asking others about as well so I can't really tell you much about them. Since you had surgery in June, you may benefit from them.

You mentioned that you were having pins and needles sensation going into your calf, hoping that it wasn't spreading. I wouldn't worry too much about that. CRPS does occasionally do what is know as walking. It doesn't hurt to bring it up with your doctor though, just in case.

Fight hard. Like -Spike- said, Your still early on into this and you still have a good chance of putting this into remission.