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Originally Posted by AZ-Di
I have CRPS in left hand and arm and have had 5 sympathathetic nerve blocks (stellate gangleon nerve for arm area) and some have worked better than others. Numbers 2 & 3 did the most. It decreasd the swelling and helped the skin condition and helped the burning about 50%. The others may have just overlapped so therefore I just did not notice as much dramitic improvement.
I guess I'm nearing my limit on those because they are pushing me to get the Spinal Cord Stimulator (Neurostimulator)  too. They even brought in the Company rep. to the Dr.'s exam room to give me the presentation for about 1/2 hour.
I too am following the progress of others on the "sticky".
I'm really afraid of having something like that in my spine. The rep. tried to "gloss over" the part about the permanent implant takes 6-8 weeks for recovery until you can bend, lift or twist. While the trial is in from 2-7 days same thing plus no showering or bathing.
Will post more as soon as I find out.  |
Yea, I have been afraid of it too. But I have been in so much pain lately that I just can't take it anymore. I have to do something. I can't keep living like this without trying to move forward. So I have decided to try the trial atleast. They want me to get a psych evaluation first which isn't until May 20! So I have a while to wait. I don't know how to handle this. ARGGG!! And then to top it all off my boyfriend broke up with me because of the CRPS, so I am sure that is making things worse!