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Originally Posted by Coffeebean
I am so nervous because I am scheduled to have an excisional biopsy on my right breast tomorrow. I have put this off for over three months because I fear a RSD flare up in a new place almost as much as I fear getting a diagnosis of cancer. I am going to do it even though I have my doubts. I just need to know the little suspicous spot is out and is properly looked at.
I have been taking 500mg of vitamin C this week and have talked to my surgeon about RSD. I think they plan to put the IV in my foot rather than the arm because my RSD is completely in my left arm and shoulder. I am hoping I can get through this without a huge RSD complication. Sometimes I wonder if I should just let things alone and not tempt fate with another surgery since having an ulnar nerve surgery started up this whole RSD problem almost three years ago.
I would love to hear from anyone who has had surgery since their RSD diagnosis. Was it good or bad and did you take any precautions?
Thanks so much - Lisa
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Hi Lisa,
You are certainly are in my thoughts and prayers. If a may, when I'm extra anxious, I use meditation and visualization. Like closing your eyes and picturing yourself at your favorite beach, lake, garden it relaxes your sympathetic nervous system. I did have a breast biopsy 14 years ago, but more complicated as also had a mass deep in lymph node group in arm pit. and another mass deep in breast. He went on vacation next day and I had huge swelling and his partner withdrew the liquid with syringe. it was green. meaning infection. I was given nothing and told nothing. It got worse and got frozen shoulder. My Dr. sent me to a rehab Dr. for physical therapy. It was bad-100 therapies. moved to other shoulder more therapy. I didn't know for 4 years I had RSD,
I haven't had surgery since RSD, but did have hand injury and bad RSD in the hand, actually full body. I did have two remissions after each frozen shoulder pt and getting range of motion back.
Are you asking your anethesiologist about anti-anxiety med before surgery. It's important to keep our system as relaxed as possible.
My husband has had ulnar surgery, broken wrist, finger trigger release twice and nothing has every happened- all turned out well.
We will be thinking of you, and please know you are important to all of us and we will be looking forward to your full recovery. Your friend, loretta