Living with RSDThis section is a place to share stories about Living with RSD Below are entries of those who have already shared their stories. We hope that you find their experiences helpful to your own situation. You may also Help others by sharing your story. To quickly access health information from your website's browser, download The Last Dance Dancing at my son’s wedding I stumbled, fell and suffered a colis fracture. Almost six weeks in a cast at which time I visited doctors twice about the discolouration and swelling of my fingers and the lump on my elbow. I was told this was usual because I had suffered a bad break. To-wards the last two weeks in the cast the discomfort made me want to smash my arm agains’t a wall to rid myself of it. I concentrated on keeping calm and busy. I was very pleased when the cast came off but then the pain started. Three months after the break and I have muscle wastage on my lower and upper arm and shoulder blade area. I cannot lift my arm up sideways because the shoulder pain will drop me to the floor. I am doing the physio exercises and the hot and cold water hand plunging. I have an ache that radiates from my hand through to the elbow and up into my shoulder. I am on panadol three times a day, having resisted this for the first month. I was trying to live with the discomfort. My problem is that slowly this is wearing me down. I refuse to become depressed but I am certainly frustrated and disappointed with what has come my way. I begin treatment with a hand therapist this week. Here’s hoping. Comments
November 2007
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