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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Paradise
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Paradise
Posts: 855
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Hi Brenda,
So sorry for your loss. I would absolutely go along with your current surgeon who won't do surgery till remission as proceeding with another may likely worsen your RSD many fold. I believe there is an article on this site somewhere about how to approach additional surgery when you have been diagnosed with RSD. I know I have it somewhere too.
Secondly, if you got some relief with a sympathetic block, that is a somewhat good sign and if your docs are encouraging more blocks, do them! I started blocks 6 weeks after the inciting surgery and it's the only thing that has significantly decreased my pain. Everyone has different results though. BTW, I was also told by several surgeons that I needed more surgery but none would be brave enough (including me) to risk it until a clean period of remission amounting to 6 months transpired. Can't go 6 hours without symptoms so I'm still waiting at 3 years post!
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