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Originally Posted by BioBased
My belief is that all these seemingly unrelated issues stem from an auto-immune disorder that is at the heart of CRPS. I was in apparent good health until I had a very minor accident to both of my feet. Immediately after this my body went haywire. I had dysphasia so bad and so often the food stuck in my esophagus would be violently propelled out. My feet burned as if a blow torch was held against them. Walking was like having socks full of broken bones, mixed with stones. Standing bothered me, sitting bothered me. I had episodes of sweating-both hot and cold. Going up and down stairs would make me swoon. I hated stooping down at work, because I could barely drag myself up. Then the headaches and vomiting started.
It is not coincidental that so many issues arose after the accident.
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I am also of the mind that CRPS is autoimmune, but I'm thinking that doesn't necessarily mean the symptoms are from CRPS. Autoimmune conditions are often not lone wolves. The struggle is getting my doctors to have any sense of urgency and understanding about testing properly for other conditions. I'm concerned about Sjogren's Syndrome, some form of lupus, or any other condition that needs its own treatment outside of pain management. I feel like I am constantly doing my doctors' jobs for them though. It's so frustrating.