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Originally Posted by BioBased
Imo the medical profession worsens our CRPS, because their lack of knowledge about it contributes to our stress. It certainly has escalated mine. I am sick of documenting my symptoms so that I have proof of my misery, so Zi can get care.
It has created a cycle of negative attention, that I purposely avoided in the beginning, but now I have no other choice. Looking at the photos, etc, just makes me enraged. My only comforts are being on my couch with my legs elevated or in a warm tub with epsom salts, baking soda,sea salt, but lately the latter both soothes and aggravates.
I would love to get back into a heated pool, but fighting with WC is too much.
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I agree...we need doctors obviously but especially when you are going through work comp and other stuff we are not focused on getting well as much as constantly proving that we are unwell...and that's not a healthy place to be mentally. Not only is it stressful but it keeps us in a dark place mentally. Because work comp has refused to pay for any treatment, I am kind of lucky in some ways because most of my treatment has been approved easily (except the DRG which was approved easily when I switched insurance companies). But still...because it's a work injury I always feel like I have to go in with a list of questions and updates because I need everything documented...and that alone is stressful when preparing for appointments.