Originally Posted by CRPSbe

I just had "plain" knee surgery in 1997, so many years ago, this was before I was diagnosed; I was diagnosed in 1998. I didn't have any hardware removed, but I came out of surgery with a gray/black leg. The nurse saw it and made me get back into bed asap. The doctor refused to visit. So... there you go. I was not on any medication for CRPS back then. So... can you imagine the pain I was in?