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Originally Posted by Karen67
Thanks for the ongoing kind words! And yes, my doc gave me dvd to watch about the spinal cord stimulator. It sounds wonderful. My only problem is cost. My insurance pays 80% but that would leave me with a $20,000 bill in the end. We just can't swing that. Not sure why this is so expensive here, but it is. Hope you have a wonderful day!  Karen |
Hello Karen....
I just want to welcome you here and it is great that you have gotten such wonderful support from Rae and our family here....One thing we all feel is RSD/CRPS is such a debilitating illness...and I'm sorry we had to meet under these terms...I have had RSD for 5 years now...beginning after rt. Knee surgery...now it has become internal and an ugly pain!! Rae is so right, in that we have to weed thru Dr.s until we find one who cares...enuf to take interest in our troubles, pain, future and what the heck is this illness really about..the blue, red mottled skin along with a glisten, shiny look to your skin...so classic!
I'm so sorry you are having to experience this pain..it is relentless and our homework is never ending! I do have a SCS... Many have success with pain relief to some degree with it .. Honestly, I did not get such good results with mine...I still have it and don't care to remove..mostly not wanting to encourage more spread of my RSD with the surgery it will take to remove it...but as with RSD... Nothing is consistent with us all...ugly disease, I tell ya...
let us know how ever we can help....weeze family here...
Hi Rae!!
hugs, Kathy