Glad you are feeling a little better Sometime just a little relief will help us get our mind in a better place. And going to a psychologist certainly helped me, if you can find one that deals mostly with pain disorders that is a big plus!!

Also, for your muscle spasms gently movement such as yoga sometimes helps. And a warm soak in epsom salts with some essential oil and relaxing music helps me.

Believe me I know what you mean when you say you would like to rip your arm off at times. When my hand hurt so bad I would tell my husband that I would bite it off if I were an animal. Poor animals, they don't even get pain meds. Sorry, my mind tends to wonder when I haven't had a lot of sleep.

But I did want you to know we were wishing better days for you and we will continue to pray for a lot more relief for you real soon. Carose

Hey Tracy,

I do know how you feel! I feel similarly... there are times when chopping bits off are tempting! anyhow.. psychologists that specialise in pain are also very good for helping you learn to live with pain - for instance working on methods for sleep, achieving things etc. I found them interesting...

Fingers crossed for you and glad you are doing abit better

love ya

froggsy xxxxxxxx

Glad your meds and the scs are helping. i've been there where i want to cut off my leg too .... but remember the nerves will not know the leg is cut off and your body will still feel pain! it is phantom pain, and it is why amputation is NOT a treatment for rsd. so keep persuing other options.
fondly, joan