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Originally Posted by dovecottage
Welcome. Living in pain is overwhelming. I was a teacher of Literacy and also had to stop working due to my back Fusion and lack of mobility. Life has changed its not over. Have you had sorgery or is that not an option for you? Just wanted to say hello and let you knowlife can be lived with pain. Not easy. Welcome. ... Linda
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thanks for the welcome, linda. i don't have any spine issues requiring surgery. i am an orthopedic mess, however, and had to have 7 major shoulder surgeries in the past 3 years in an attempt to ferret out the source of a persistent bone infection. otherwise, i would not recommend surgery to crps/rsd patients as it can be a precursor to "spread."
in fact, i "got" crps while i was recovering from a left shoulder replacement back in 2002. i was in ICU and fell, breaking my right leg and banging up that left arm even more -- within a few hours, i had developed crps in -- you guessed it! -- the right leg and left arm. i was not diagnosed with crps for over 19 months -- a delay which you all know was extremely detrimental.
but -- hey, this is just supposed to be a "hello." thanks for the welcome, and i will see you around... i hope you are doing well.
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