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Originally Posted by daniella
I may try HBOT now too. For me the therapy mentally that I liked the best is biofeedback. I have a lot of anxiety and really was amazed and how I could calm myself down at times. I have down CBT many times before rsd. At the pain clinic we had group and individual therapy as well. I recently went back to a pscyh after a break for awhile due to the pain and how it was mentally effecting me. I am so glad I did because really my anxiety has been helped and mentally I don't feel as crazed. It has not helped with my sleep and I still have a lot of work mentally and physically but one step at a time. I am not going to do this but my pain doc now who does reg treatments told me to look into acupuncture. I am not like I said going to do it but they told me that they would not have to put needles in or even near the rsd areas so just fyi to people. Hang in there
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Thanks for responding - I appreciate any info / comments or advice. I'm sorry your suffering so much - I'm glad to hear you feel that the psych helped. I'm finding out over the last few weeks that the emotional and psychological side really has affect on the pain and the redness and blotchiness in my ankle and leg.
I'm glad to hear you find it the biofeedback helpful - I'm on a waiting list to see specialist pain pychologist to have an assesment and maybe CBT / biofeeback. I don't think I'm an overly anxious person - the job is stressful - but I've been a nurse for years and worked in more stressful areas such as ICU and A&E before now- which are very hard physically and emotionally and coped well. However I'm looking forward to what they have to say - I'm quite open minded - so it will be interesting as normally your view of yourself is usually different to how people see you and those sort of pyschological assessments can be useful in opening your eyes to areas or traits of yourself that you are unaware of.
Interesting what you said about acupuncture - I though the needles went all over - I hadn't really considered that as an option yet. As regards to the HBOT I just asked my pain doc to refer me - but if I do get funding and it goes ahead - I will let you know how its goes.
Thanks so much for the info and for responding - I hope you feel better & Take care