Aww hugs Dew.. he sounds like he has no bedside manner at all..
Some of my doctors too have been scocialy inept.. but their reports can pack a wallop even so.
see In that report the fact that you wouldnt let him touch you is actualy a RSD symptom, alodonya (sory bad spelling?). It can be made much worse by stress and anxiety, and I think personaly that he is wrong about the spread reasons.
The alodonia can be helped with tactile stimulation... self stimulation, we'll start a thread on it soon, it realy does help.. I know, hmm I think Ali did a thread on it recently..
I know it hurts but from what I know of % of disabilitys that doctor just wrote a report that will realy help your case.. I know it probibly dosn't sound like it to you, but I have delt with alot of dr's reports and WCB till I wanna puke (sory for the grafics).
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He was speaking in recorder and stated CRPS with secondary Major Depression and Anxiety.. both lower extremities
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He is harsh yes but Dew I think he is also trying to help you, at least he is not mimimising your disability like so many do, major depression can be a large %tage and without a diagnosis of depression "Secondary to CRPS" you can be stuck like I am paying an arm and leg for two kinds of antidepressants because WCB wont pay for them, all because of the wording in a doctors report.
My doctor attributed my depression to my being disabled, not secondary to the RSD as it should have been.. You see? it's all a matter of how it is worded, yours is obviously a doctor that knows how to word things for unquestionably and for impact, probibly had alot more practice, my first doctor had never heard of RSD and referred to the WCB doc for my first 3 months but he wrote a great CPP disability report (lots of experience, and knew what it takes to get it accepted when it is deserved).
Because Your atorney and his IME live breathe's and sleep's this blunt termanology they forget that their clients/people have feelings.. and most likely haven't adjusted to their situation at all yeat.
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swollen and touch is not acceptable to patient;further,full body CRPS is future prognosis, due to patient not wanting me to touch her,anywhere as she reports pain is throughout her person.
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Edema reported. Alodonia reported. Prognosis full body CRPS. [All good to have in an IME report of this nature] Pain throughout could be fibro could be spread, either way you will be able to deal with this Dew. reporting it was also clever of him, sory it hurt you.. His reporting your avoidence of touch is like reporting a cold limb, it gets more attention because it can fortell problems to come [fear not we the forum folk have delt with thet one]
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Also, I was to see current PM doc, who is well known in PM field, 4-6 times per year,and continue with psychological counseling.Finally, he told me that my atty. was very good at court and I would not have any problems.
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PM doc 4-6 times a year.. if something comes up.. some new symptom or pains then the perhaps the PM can recomend a specialist, or the attys IME if it's for a new symptom or such.
Also he told you your atourney was good and that you would not have any problems.
I am not trying to be insensitive my friend I am just trying to help you see the other side of it, this is a very good report for your court case.
let me know if you wanna chat.
Sandra