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Old 07-23-2009, 04:10 PM
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I hope that your new PT measured the body part that you are working on...my issue is my right knee. After 2 months of PT, I through down the gauntlet and said, "NO MORE, You ARE KILLING ME. I can't bend my leg as I could when I started 2 months ago..it is swollen!" The PT said that we would measure and see if I was getting better, that my pain was not as bad as I claimed, WC wants results, and I needed to tough it out..I said,"Let's DO!" My knee and front quad was 2~1/2"
BIGGER!

The PT was speechless, and said, "The leg is swollen..you are getting worse, not better." The PT told me that she was going to talk with the surgeon, apparently he wanted further PT, push it to the limit. Well....

The next time the PT wanted me to do leg presses on the Total Gym, at an extreme slant where my body weight would be in play... I had a panic attack;it lasted 3 hrs. My body refused to be placed on the torture device. I was DONE with that PT.

Shortly,thereafter, I started seeing a psychologist for CRPS,Major Depression, Anxiety/Panic Disorder.

Your body will rebel even if you don't want to quit the painful PT.
I wish you the best.

Dew
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WC Injury 03/24/07;Two Right Knee Surgeries on 5/22/07 and 01/16/08. Surgeons and Physical Therapists ignored my concerns of burning pain, swelling, and no improvement and getting worse. Diagnosed RSD/CRPS I/Sympathetically Mediated Pain Syndrome/Chronic Pain on 06/2008 by family doc;on 08/2008 and 12/2008 diagnosis confirmed by two WC PM Doctors: Both legs;hips; hands; and spine effected by this culprit. SSDI granted 01/2009.
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