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Originally Posted by NeverGiveUp78
Good morning all, my wife broke her toe badly last Sept. She was fortunate to be quickly diagnosed with CRPS as of January when her pain kept getting worse and worse.
We have her with a pain management specialist through Univ of Michigan and they have her on a treatment plan currently (I might be missing something, but this is the majority): Nuerotin, Methadone, Percocet, self-physical therapy (gentle scrubbing every few hours with the hand) and she's been getting the numbing shots in her back every two weeks for a couple of months now. The shots do help some for about a week. The past 3 months the swelling in her foot is getting out of control though. She's reduced her workload in half but we have two children and it's hard for her to rest as much as necessary.
We've purchased a Temper-Pedic bed about a month ago that can keep her foot elevated while resting. I also bought some DMSO recently that we've been using for a few days now but I've read that could take awhile to notice. She uses compression socks also until they get to be too painful.
Any suggestions at all to help reduce the swelling? Even if it's just something basic that we might haven't tried (more water, less water, less sodium, etc??). I would be so grateful for any advice you might have.
She's petite at 5'6" and 120 lbs but here are two pics of her foot currently (add an h to the beginning of each link, since I'm new it won't let me post links):
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You might want to try Morton's Epsom lotion, now available at WalMart's first aid section.
I use it to take down swelling in my left foot, which comes and goes. Apply only about a quarter's diameter on the instep(top of the foot), not the toe itself, once a day, and only on intact skin. This is a wonderful product, and many of us here use it with success.
Gently rub in. I also put some up the ankle area to help open the circulation to remove that excess fluid retention.
This is what the bottle looks like:
http://www.mortonsalt.com/for-your-h...-epsom-lotion/
It is $5.98 at WalMart, and near the epsom salts and rubbing alcohol area. If your store does not have it yet, I am sure the pharmacy can order it...as WalMart has it online too.
I do not have RSD per se, but do have peripheral neuropathy, which also causes swelling.
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