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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 6
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Diagnosis of RSD sinking in...
Hi everyone,
I was diagnosed with RSD 2 years ago but didn't believe it until this week. It happened after I broke my little toe on my left foot. I really shattered it down in the joint (3 years ago in June) and when it didn't heal I had surgery on it to take the dead/shattered bone out. About 3 weeks after surgery, instead of getting better I got much worse and could barely take the pain. The surgeon didn't believe me. I ended up seeing a number of docs and finally seeing an ortho. surgeon who diagnosed me. He sent me to a pain doc who "confirmed" the diagnosis with 3 lumbar sympathetic blocks. They only helped for about 10-12 hours. When he said that the only thing he could do for me was a spinal cord stimulator I was really scared and found another pain doctor. I still see him (not quite 2 years). He says that I do not have RSD because the pain, although screaming severe, is only in my little toe, with some burning in other toes and some redness in foot as well as toe. I've seen about 10 doctors that ALL say that I DO have RSD. I saw 2 last week and they absolutely say that I do. But my pain doc says that it is nerve damage. This week I saw a foot surgeon because I was considering amputation. He did this: He injected 5cc of Marcaine in my toe and all around it. He said that it would be very numb to a normal toe. He told me that if it relieved all of the pain he would try an ampution with no promises. He said that if the pain did not go away after numbing all of the nerves going into the toe, that it was surely RSD and to go to pain management. The pain did not go away. I am just SO sad. I had the hope of the amputation and now just don't know how I can survive with this pain, almost total lack of support, financial deep problems, isolation, not being able to walk... and other things. So many losses. I don't know how I can hold on. I can't stand up long enough to cook because any walking or standing causes the pain to go up and up. Therefore I eat junk and some fruit. The depression is severe but I can't afford counseling and don't qualify for free things... I'm in the middle. It's just so hard to take that this will never stop. How do you do it? How do you have any life? I don't see how I can. I'm sorry for this pity-party. I just needed to tell someone how I feel and have no one. Hope you guys are doing OK. By the way, my name is Gail. I'm 55, divorced, and live in Texas. I have 2 grown children, both married, and one granddaughter. You can probably figure out her name- lol. Thanks for reading this. I'm sorry it's so long. I hope to "meet" some of you.
Take care.
gail
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11-01-2009, 01:50 AM
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