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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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Don't worry about all your info. It's always good to vent a little. It helps the battle we all face. Someone is always lending an ear.
Here's my story. In 2007 I was involved in a really bad crash which completely snapped the left upper arm above the elbow. I also had a severe cut and blow to the head which caused me a lose of consciousness. A CT scan found my cerebellum shrinking and the operation on my arm putting a rod from the shoulder to the elbow gave me this ugly monster. The cerebellum controls balance, speech and other involuntary actions. So here I am in a wheelchair because I fall too much. My speech is getting really slurred to the point that I'm hard to be understood. My vision is blurred and I get seizures from time to time. I had a bad fall once where the rod dislocated from my shoulder and is now sticking through my arm bone. The doctors tell me that surgery might worsen the CRPS. Another time I fell I broke my right wrist and now I have a plate in there holding it together. Also to fix the clawed left hand from CRPS I had it fused and there's a 4 inch plate there to make it look normal but it's useless. Now all I do is take med cocktails and sit in this wheelchair. Doing stuff around the house is difficult at times but needs to be done. How's that for long! ![]() Happy Dad's day if fitting!!!
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