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Originally Posted by Corgimom
Hello All, I was recently diagnosed with RSD after breaking my foot in a freak accident. I have luckily caught it early so the Pain Mgmt doctor decided to give me a nerve block on Friday. I do find that the sensitivity has gone away so it seems to working for that problem. However, since Saturday I have had a lot of pain in my hip and back (area of the shot). The pain gets so bad that I get nauseous and has now triggered my IBS.
Did anyone else get severe pain in their hip after a nerve block? The doctor's office says it is normal but I don't feel normal.
Thanks for your help and it has helped so much to read other's stories over the past two months.
Theresa
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Hi Corgimom and welcome to NT. This is a wonderful group of compassionate, caring friends with a lot of combined experience. I haven't had a block, my RSD wasn't discovered for 4 years. But I do know everyone reacts to meds, treatments in many different ways.
I hope others come on and share their experiences. I do know that some procedures can and do spread the RSD. Even blood draws, dental work, etc. You are very fortunate to get diagnosed early, and hopefully this isn't a spread from the procedure.
Please hand in there and keep researching. RSDSA.org is a wonderful site for the national organization. I attended their annual meeting here in Scottsdale a couple years ago. Also rsdrx.com puzzles list is a wonderful site. Dr. Hooshmand from Florida practiced 40 years in Florida. The puzzles are 150 questions from patients and his answers. I learned so much from this site.
I'm 62, married, one married daughter-15 years with RSD and now full body and internal organ involvment. Have a wonderful Dr. that is a neurologist, psychiatrist, and pharmacologist. His knowledge of neuro-meds, psych helped me get out of the black hole I was in and now sleep 10 hours a night. He does trial studies with pharmaceutical companies and the right combination of meds is critical. He is very conservative with lot of experience.
He just built two clinics in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley with HBOT. I am going to try the HBOT.
One things that has kept me mobile is: physical therapy, massage therapy, and swimming. I do 1# weights nearly dailey, going to try walking, and hope to go back to swimming. pool needs to be 86 degrees. I have one hand that is crippled-delayed diagnosis. My toes were curling up off the floor and my Dr. had me swimming every day curling my toes inward and in 4 months they were touching the floor again. Please don't give up. Dailey exerices is so important.
Please let us know how you are doing, we care, one of your new friends, loretta