Hey everyone,
I am back sorry it took so long. I have been talking to my attorneys and doctors. I have started with rsd in my left hand from a severe twist at work. It took the docs 3 years to diagnose rsd and when I come back with permanent restrictions I lost my job so I am still fighting after all this time. My legs started to bother about 7 months ago and it was just the lower legs and my feet. I finally got tired of my authorized doc jacking me around like it is not possible for it to be rsd I decided to go to my family doc to see if he could help me. He did blood tests and those came back normal and I had an EMG done on both legs and SURPRISE that came back normal as well. That is what happened when my left arm started to give me trouble so it is no surprise to me. I had already had x-rays done by my ortho doc and he said structurally everything is fine,but I have a lot of weakness in my legs. He feels that my right arm and hand is rsd especially since it has the same symptoms as my left. He also said that he feels that there is something neurological going on in my legs and feet. The last thing my family doc said was and I quote "It must be the disease progressing, whatever that may be." He told me he wanted me on a cane or a walker for stability since I had fallen twice in one month due to my legs getting weak and coming out from underneath me. The last thing that they can do is send me to a neurologist, but I am trying to get my attorney to give me the name of a neuro doc so I can try and get my authorized doc to refer me so MAYBE work comp will have to pay for it depending on the diagnosis if I can get one. I already owe $1012 for the EMG since I can't get insurance, but I need to know what is going on. With the comment my family doc made I feel that he knows it is rsd but he just doesn't want to commit to it cause he knows that I have a work comp lawsuit right now. I just want to know for positive what it is and know what to expect from this point so I can TRY and move on with my life. If I can't get my attorney to call me soon I might just have to go on my own no matter what the price so I can find out what the neuro thinks. I know what I think, but I need a diagnosis so I can move on. Do you all think I am crazy?