Hey there,Vic!
You mentioned "A different stage when RSD turns cold". what excatly do you mean by this? I have had nothing but cold stage RSD since I first discovered, well the Ortho surgeon who did my carpal tunnal surgery in Jan. 9, of this yr.caught this RSD early. It is now Sept. Am I going to go into another stage, Vic?? I have NEVER had "hot, warm RSD".. So please, what do you mean by stages?? Am I going to feel the hot/cold in another Stage?? I'm confused here. And why do so many RSD'er's say, If your RSD is in the early stages.. the luckier, the better off I will be?? heck, I am not getting any better!! I had 3 SGB which, I wish I really didn't have sometimes, as these blocks did NOTHING and I mean NOTHING for me. Also, my PMD had to stop PT as this was making my RSD flare so bad. The pain, swelling is draining me, and all I want to do is sleep. On really good days, which are far and in between, so to say, I use my therapy ball, do some hand, wrist, shoulder excercises. My shoulder has been hurting me since March. I woke up one day in March, thought I slept wrong somehow on my shoulder, and now I can't even raise my arm above "chest level" My doc. asked me about ex-rays, my bone scans I had taken in April.(Of my shoulder) So, when I go in to see my PMD on the 10th. of Sept. I am going to ask "The dude" a lot of question's.(Also, he should have my ex-rays, bone scans in his, or shall I say; My records) Instead of making my RSD In the early stages(get better?) which was caught 31/2 mos. latter,when I had my surgery.. was conformed by 4 other doctors, including a hand/ wrist specialist, who came right out and said;"Your shot"!.. my last option he said was to take a vein out of my leg and put it in my wrist area, but he's not making any promises. So I'm damed if I do and damed if I don't?? Love, Desi Oh, and by the way, Vic.. You mentioned Vicodin ES in your other post, that it is far better then the time released morphine. don't ya think all that acetaminophen is bad for the liver?? Do you think Vicoprofen is better?? It is vicodin with Ibuprofen in it instead of acetaminophen? I was on the vicoprofen ES 7.50 and my PMD say's to stop that, put me on 30 mg. time released morphine, which quit working after a month. He then put me on 30 mg.(KADIAN) time released morphine 2x a day and now that is starting to not work.. and now, he's talking about weening me off! What the?? ok.. off my soap box here, just waiting for your reply back, Vic. thanks.. Desi(I know, I know.. so many questions.. LOL)