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Originally Posted by jennyk38
hey all,
i went to my second appoitment with my THIRD rsd "specialist". since the first time i have seen her(two weeks ago) I have developed a red rash on arms and have begun having electric "currents" to bottom of both feet and also having random red areas with stinging to feet, arms, neck, face. i also have muscle twitching from head to toe. my b/p was 127/110! pulse 90. this "specialist" also says that smp CANNOT and WILL NOT become sip under any circumstances. she also says that i am atypical and that it is not normal for rsd VICTIMS to have rash, electical type pain/sensations or random muscle twictching! is this true, am i really the only one? she didn't do anything about my b/p, refuses to give me anything for anxiety except a referral to a shrink that i cannot afford and wouldn't even refill my catapress patch that last "specialist" had ordered despite my elevated b/p! i have NEVER been so frustrated in my life.  p.o.'d jenny |
You are not the only one, Jenny-
I also have high blood pressure majority of the time. My pulse lately has hung around 135!! I think that pain can definitely worsen your b/p and pulse. My first PM Dr said (when it was hanging around 140/ 120) that she'd send me to a cardiologist (which I believe is all they can do) if it continued... the problem, though, with me is that it is high off and on! SO, no one knew what to do.
I have the electrical current pain as well. My PM Dr just brushed it off.
Muscle twitching-- a lot of the time that happens to me- terribly painful and annoying!
Rashes- yes!! That is from RSD.
And as far as your frustrations with doctors- a lot of us have that! They can be totally annoying and tell you horrid things, treat you like you are dirt and not listen to a word you say.
Hang in there!!
