Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD and CRPS) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type I) and Causalgia (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type II)(RSD and CRPS)

 
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 11:56 AM #5
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Originally Posted by jo55 View Post
Parts of your post sound more TOS related - but I'm not an expert on the differences between TOS and RSD.

I thought that one of the nerves being affected from a TOS compression can cause the claw hand too??

I don't know if you remember curldfingers from the old forum?

But she probably has RSD too.

Filing and sorting papers really affected my TOS sx - they put in in as office helper when on modified work - all the pinching and gripping finished me off- LOL.
Of course they thought I only had RSI back then.
But still a bad job for a person with RSI too.
{RSI= repetitive strain injury}
Remember, I do have both. I only had the surgery on my right side. The left is still very much affected by the TOS. However, my PT and OT both told me to continue doing the tendon glides, and that it was "very important" because as they put it (verbatim) "one of the first things you will notice really bad is the tendons tightening. And when the tendons in your hands tighten, they are like rubber bands pulling your fingers inward, and you'll end up with the claw hand."

I didn't research it, however, so I dont' know if they are right. Maybe I didn't hear them properly and I'm confusing it with the TOS. Maybe I should re-look at it and see if it's the TOS that's doing it. I always assumed, since they all stopped focusing on my TOS (cuz the RSD is, they said, a bigger problem) that it was from the RSD.

I do know the RSD is where most of my pain comes from. The spasms are part of my pain. the rest is the sensitivity to heat OR cold, even one degree over or under room temp bothers me. Also, breezes. Light touch, etc.

Maybe I should go back to looking at the TOS? I havent looked at it in a very long time. Could be I have some scar tissue coming in after the surgery????
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right Side TOS Decompression Surgery 12/2005
RSD Exacerbated after surgery
Still have TOS on left side
RSD On right side, currently in hand, forearm (underside), shoulder, chest, to hollow of throat, and in left hand creeping up into left wrist
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