Quote:
Originally Posted by Mayden
Thank you very much to all of your replies.
Hubby just came back from the doctors, all his blood test were OK except for his CRP levels, in June before the operation they were 1.9, now they are 29. He mentioned CRPS to the doctor but he had never heard of it and was not the least bit interested. (which I expected) He has his first steroid injection tomorrow in his shoulder, the doc has prescribed Panafcort and OxyContin. The doc also dismissed the fact that the opposite hand was swollen and deformed! He just said but you had the other hand operated on. He has an appointment at the hospital where he had the hand operated on in February, but my experience with orthopaedic surgeons is that they operated on you and all is fine they cure everything. I have yet to meet one I respect or even like a little, they seem to be a breed of their own. Hubby was very happy with this doc and the hospital, this is just something unforeseen that has happened after, I am not complaining of his treatment in hospital, just want to ease the pain now and find out what is wrong.
Just thought I would update this, I will now read again all your replies and look up what these CRP levels mean.
Cheers
|
I totally understand your husband's feeling about being happy with the doctors and everything up until the complications. My RSD spread after a lumbar sympathetic block and I had no issues with the doctor until he refused to even admit the possibility that there were complications from the procedure. I know many docs are probably just concerned about malpractice lawsuits and stuff...but when you have a new issue with your condition...whatever it is and regardless of the cause...they should still be willing to treat you and address the new problems. It is a frustrating situation that many have unfortunately had to deal with.
Perhaps what your husband needs now is to be referred to a pain management specialist to address his current pain. They would probably be in a better position to diagnose a condition like RSD because it is not something that would generally fall under the orthopedic specialty. A neurologist is another good option, especially if RSD is suspected.
As a side note, once my RSD spread to the new areas and I had a lot of inflammation and puffiness that came along with it in the new areas, my sed rate and CRP levels went up significantly. Most docs have told me that it is not a really good test to help diagnose anything because it simply tells them that SOMETHING is wrong but not what is causing it. I was sort of like, Well I already know I have a lot of inflammation...just look at how much swelling and redness I have...but they had the test results to confirm it I guess.