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Originally Posted by dreambeliever128
function like a human being?
I have had some bad days here lately. First due to my depression and I believe it's made worse by the Holidays, then pelvic pain and leg pain. I get one place calmed down and another starts.
My daughter is my caregiver. She helps me with housework, runs to get my meds and groceries on her days here.
I feel like I donot function like a normal human being. I can't invite people over for a meal because I don't feel I can cook for them. I am a good cook, that's not the problem. I really don't know how to describe the problem. It's just that I don't feel capable of doing the things I use to do, even the simplelist things.
Some of my Drs. have described me as being different from normal people and I really don't know if it's the RSD or something else that I have. My PCP wanted me to go to a Dr. in California that he thinks is good to see if they could figure things out but money is a problem for me and just traveling is. He has also mentioned the Mayo Clinic but I haven't heard good about them from people around here that have went there. He thinks this Dr. would be best and I can't remember his name either right now.
I'm just wondering, how any of you feel about doing simple task. I'm not saying due to the pain but due to the mental.
Thanks for any replies,
Ada
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Hi Ada, you sound like what all of us have felt at one time or another, or go back and forth, depending on our pain. It is a huge mental adjustment. I started coming out of my deep depression in year 10 when I found a good psychiatrist, that also is a neurologist and pharmacologist. He has adjusted my meds and made the world of differerence. I'm still adjusting meds. I also had 2 plus years of therapy when my parents died over35 years ago. What kind of Dr. is it in California-Have you seen a therapist? the right one can be very effective. I've had to interview different ones first. This Dr. happens to be very compassionate and smart.
The right Dr. along these lines can be a life changer. My personal opinion is that it is usually is a psychologist rather than a psychiatrist. But, because of my Drs. 3 degrees and his life experiences, he is perfect for me.
My best friend in Oregon is a counselor-alcohol and drug. We are extremely close, they visit everyother year. Her husband is in nuclear medicine-the kind of test that confirmed my RSD when I was diagnosed. I wasn't diagnosed for 4 years and then misdiagnosed. I flew from Phoenix to Oregon to a orthopedic hand surgeon and he knew in 1 minute what it was and was confirmed by test. That's also were I went thru therapy with the death of my parents. I read about 50 books and was in therapy 1-2-3 times a week forr 2 plus years and lots of seminars, like grief seminars, etc. So what kind of Dr. in California? Take care, loretta