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Originally Posted by wakegirl
in light of the studies that are showing increased support for a dx i have 3 questions
1) what year was everyone given a dx (age of patient)
2) what was the original injury or instance that started the cycle
3) how long after you went to the doctor to ask about the symptoms did you actual get a dx, and by whom (pcp, pain doc, ortho, other)
i was just curious about the approx year that physicians in both the u.s. and abroad applied the dx, the median time from symptom complaint to dx, and what kinds of injury (if one occured) resulted in the symptoms most often. it might be interesting for those of us who have identified the source of the nightmare that often encompasses our existence so that we have more compiled information. i know my doc is always trying to figure out what similarities exist. i know that doctors in the civil war first began to talk about the symptoms, i am more interested in the present path.
1) 1990 (13)
2) multiple attempts by a nurse anesthetist to get an epideral for a knee surgery (6 tries before the anesthesialogist took over)
3) 3 months (anesthesialogist...he also did some accupunture on me first)
thanks in advance
lauren
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1) what year was everyone given a dx (age of patient)? 2003, age 44
2) what was the original injury or instance that started the cycle? It all started with a botched angiogram that blocked the femoral artery for 7 days, and a surgery to remove the blockage, which also got botched.
3) how long after you went to the doctor to ask about the symptoms did you actual get a dx, and by whom (pcp, pain doc, ortho, other)? It was about 3 years. At first they told me it was all in my head, but I wouldnt go away lol. Then they sent me to a neuro doc that told me it was a bad back, and sent me for back surgery. The back surgeon said it could be RSD, and sent me to a vascular surgeon, that told me it was RSD, and also gave the complete history of RSD with the bad news.