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Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,090
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,090
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Originally Posted by bobber
Thank you KS
One dr recently last week,wants to install A SCS unit on me,I mentioned the posssiblity of a spread,He was all Pro for it and no cons,,I also mentionedthe possibility of identifying whether I was in SIP,or SMP,,would mke a difference, and he stated that in medicine now days with RSD patients,they didnt no longer go by that,,Its everyone is in the same group idea,,which after listening to the people on this forum and their insight and others who had experince with a SCS,I didnt agree with him on that part of his input,,Plus, the success rate was low or nill . Im still open to the idea, but the % rate is low,when you actually talk to other patients who have one. I dont know if a TENS unit is a gage to whether a person is in SMP or SIP,,because that unit helps some,,but it inflamed me,,maybe its because im in RSDII causagia..that is the only corraltion that i can see,,,I really appreciate your insight and replies to you KS and evryone else,,I just dont want to make a vast mistake,,,,any other input on this matter is well appreciated,,,thank you ,,,,,,,Bobber P.S your concern about the installation may have caused the spread,,,,my take on it is any trauma to the body can and will induce spread,,but my opion is leaning more on the unit be turned on,thats causeing the spread....
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Hi Bobber,
My personal opinion is: it's important before any procedure to be as relaxed as possible. I've seen questionairres on this board that have asked, before our surgery-injury-etc were we stressed about something? I know in my case I was. Some Drs. will not do a surgical procedure if we are in an emotional mess of some kind. Even at the dentist-my dentist did some research and gives me antibiocs the day of procedure. Also I take the nitrous oxide mask to relax me. It makes sense to me. Even before major surgery, my Dr. asked me if I would like valium or something to relax. I wasn't nervous so didn't take it. But now I do.
I got RSD right after breast biopsy and was going thru a terrible death of a friend and caring for them.
I know you don't take much meds, but my dr. gives me lorazepam twice a day. It calms my system down and is just as important as viodin for me.
Do you sleep? I was on ambien cr and it quit working, so my Dr. was doing a 200 person study and put me in the study. It was for fibromyalgia-has been around a long time for bipolar, but pharmaceutical company looking at it for broader use. It helped a lot and I slept 10 hours. I take 300mg. have been taking it 4-5 months. The restorative sleep has caused less pain, so I've gone down from 6 mg of vicodin a day to 4 mg. and from 6 mg of lorazepam to 4 mg. I'm on 2 blood pressure meds and when I loose weight, am sure I can reduce that. A couple of years ago, I asked about going off neuotin, and gradually went off, and have no bad symptoms like before.
He is a neurologist, pharmacologist, and psychiatrist. Wonderful, compassionate man. Just built two clinics and HBOT in each of them. I'm saving for going thru the HBOT-next spring-summer.
I hope any of this might be of help for you. I always enjoy your posts. Your Arizona bud,loretta with soft hugs 
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