Bad news.....
 

So the cold laser therapy is having the opposite effect. It's making the pain worse not better...:( sooo the Physiatrist thinks I might need surgery...waiting to get MORE tests done. And the Tramadol is starting to NOT be effective in treating my pain level.....oh happy day ....:Bang-Head: :Bawling: I am getting so tired of this pian. I can't sleep at night. Working is extremely difficult as well.....I am barely making it through each day

Hi Emily
 

so sorry you are having a bad time with PN. I also go to a physiatrist. Surgery would be the last thing she would advise me to do. What kind of surgery was recommended? Have you tried lotions with Ketamine in it? This helps me alot, and numbs areas effected. Keep in touch. ginnie:hug::grouphug:

I'm not sure what type of surgery he was just concerned about rehab not working. I have to wait for the MRI (I think) before he can say for sure what I'll need. sorry if I sound whinny though, I am just soo tired...sigh. Like I tell my 7yr old..I think I need a nap :nopity:

Im so sorry for your pain and disappointment. :(

Hi Emily
 

Never be worried about fussing here. NT is here to listen anytime. We all get that way when overwhelmed. Take the nap if you can. You have friends right here. ginnie:hug:

YA, I would take a nap, but I'm at work.......thank you so much for caring!
I am trying to be strong but sometimes,honestly, I feel like breaking down and crying. I never had a clue how chronic pain can affect your life and emotions! And seriously thank you foe your support. My fiance is getting tired of me talking about it, and I'm at a total loss of what to do. I've put my trust in the doctors but none of them seem willing to treat my pain :( as well as the injury.....:hug:

Lidoderm patches.... these are sodium channel blockers and
stop pain transmission by nerves.

I would ask for these before any surgery, and use them for
at least 2 weeks or more to see if they can turn that nerve off.

If you have beginning RSD...you need special treatment.
I'd post on our RSD forum...as needles and surgery can make RSD worse in some people.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum21.htm

There have been some posts about venipunctures causing this on that forum. Do a search using "venipuncture" as a keyword.

Its called CRPS now or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. And that is what I've been diagnosed with. Also it was most likely from the tourniquet as well as the venipuncture....i will try there but my pain is SOOOO OUT OF CONTROL RIGHT NOW! I am doing all i can not to cry! my doctors office said the soonest they can see me is tuesday....what can I do? I don;t want to go to ER or Urgent care and be turned away. I've heard that they wont treat CRPS or Chronic pain conditions or give pain killers for it....what can I do I seriously can NOT take this. My pain level is probably about a 9 right now!

If you have that diagnosis already, you need to post on RSD forum.

People there have experience with this.

bu ti really like the people here :)

You can still post here....but for ADVICE and treatment options,
the other forum has experienced people who have gone thru that.

From what I have read on that forum, there are early medications like calcium channel blockers, that help beginning RSD patients.

Treatment type is very important in early patients. Also stop using ice now that you have this diagnosis...heat is what they use for it. PN is the reverse...trauma and PN, and arthritis respond to cold treatment but not RSD.

There are some papers coming from Europe that claim high dose Vit C helps prevent RSD in trauma patients (wrist and ankle). It has to be done early, so now would be your window. 1000mg a day ..you can use Ester C which is easier on the stomach etc. The patients used this for 50 days. There is also a post (you can search for it) recently on high dose IV Vit C use for it being helpful.
http://health.cvs.com/GetContent.asp...hunkiid=216113

This is a rather benign approach compared to other things that might be tried for you. So I think it merits consideration.

Some people like Emergen-C powder...as it works very fast.
http://www.emergenc.com/index.php

You can post anywhere as long as you stay with the subject.

Hi Emily
 

We will follow you to the RSD forum, don't worry! ginnie:hug: