Sorry for the delayed reply. She got RSD after being accidentally being hit in the knee with a heavy bag (the person holding it was spinning around, so it was a pretty hard blow).
Lori
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Originally Posted by Yosh89
Thank you for making me feel so welcome! My family have been beyond supportive so I'm very lucky in that sense. I suppose I am not as focused as I could be, but progress has been so slow it gets me so down. My right leg seems to be okay, but my left leg (although I stretch it with a foot brace) does not seem to stretch enough to walk on. It's at such an angle that when I stand up I have to lean forward. Even when I try to stand straight and feel the muscle pull, it never seems to give. I also have foot drop on my left foot so all in all it's very frustrating. I've heard of various devices that can help with foot drop but with the CRPS I'm truly not even sure if I could wear it. I'm going to try Epsom salts tonight as you suggested. Nice to meet you painman 
I'm doing 2 hours of physio a week with one hour at the hospital and the other with a private PT. At home I stretch my legs every night and try to walk with the crutches but don't normally last more than 5mins with the foot drop. What is a walker exactly? It sounds like I could use with one! I'm so happy you're back at work, what an inspiration!
Sounds like I need to ask my hospital PT for some HT and try to convince her that I'm ready for crutches (she doesn't think I am). She says the problems with stretching my legs are the real barrier. May I ask, how did your daughter get CRPS? |