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Living with RSD
by: Karen on Mon, May 18 2009
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I’m glad I found other people that feel the same way that I do. I had an injury to my knee on 8/28/08 and had surgery finally on 2/23/09. I went to have my stitches taken out and oh wow I thought I was going to die. After the stiches were removed the barely touched my knee and the pain sent me right threw the roof. I screamed and it made my Dr. and boyfriend jump back.

Since that day it has been more pain every day. I live with this everyday and I want it to end. I want the life back that I had. I have recently gotten approval from comp to have the nerve blocks done. I am hoping beyond all possibilites that this will make a difference.

I am now experiencing muscle spasms. When my leg spasms it causes pain to me. I do not understand this and is very difficult to make others understand when you cant understand it yourself. People look at me like I’m going crazy when I tell them that I’m in pain all of the time. I have tried to deal with it as much as possible but some days it is just to unbearable.

Good luck to all of those who are living with this disease. You are not alone as much as you think. There are more of us out there.


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  1. Wed, May 20 2009
    I too had knee problems. Since i fell and shattered my knee cap in 1975, i have had several surgery's, first to repair knee cap...then several to cle...Read

May 2009

  • RSD - by Rosemary - (Fri, May 29 2009)
    Hello ,My daughter who is 8 broke her left leg 1/18/2009 . We had it in a cast for 3 weeks the doctor came back and told us it was never broken just sprained really bad. [more..]
  • Living With RSD - by Jane - (Wed, May 27 2009)
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    I have been a business professional for over 25 yrs. My high profile job kept me busy a minimum of 12 - 14 hrs a day. And, I thrived on the challenge - looking for more ways to improve my professional image. [more..]
  • ITS CHANGED EVERYTHING - by Syble - (Wed, May 27 2009)
    ON the morning of feb.2007 I fell in my kitchen floor and i heard a noise i had never heard it was my left leg breaking my foot was setting backwards Icalled my husband after crawling to my phone who called an ambulance.I had broken my tibia my fibia and dislocated and broken my ankle [more..]
  • RSD - by Val - (Tue, May 26 2009)
    WOW! I am shocked to read about all of the suffering with RSD [more..]
  • Living with RSD - by FRN - (Tue, May 26 2009)
    On Jan. 08 I had Patella reconstruction on my left knee, everything seen to be fine after, about a month or two later, I have noticed that my knee look darker than normal and very sensitive to the touch. [more..]
  • Foot Pain With Shoes ON - by David - (Thu, May 21 2009)
    Seeing if anyone heard of this type of pain. When I put a shoe on my right foot it is instant pain and burns. [more..]
  • Left ankle - by Red - (Thu, May 21 2009)
    Hi, im a 55 yr.old male who drives a truck in the const. industry. On May 14,2007 i twisted my left ankle and broke my tibia bone. i have had CPRS ever since. [more..]
  • RSD….. - by Hazel J. - (Wed, May 20 2009)
    This RSD….is not easy to navigate.I am deeply sadden that the medical cummuinty only has pain killer’s to help me. [more..]
  • after ankle fusion rsd - by mr. fitch - (Tue, May 19 2009)
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  • Ignorance is not Bliss - by M. O'D - (Tue, May 19 2009)
    I was involved in a car accident in which a small bone in my hand was broken. Surgery could not be done for 10 days, so my hand was put in a half plaster cast and repaired with the insertion of a screw and pin. Within a couple of days my hand began to burn and drive me mad under the cast. [more..]
  • R S D - by CC - (Tue, May 19 2009)
    I am Cindi, I am 50 years old I rsd may I say to anyone who has this I feel bad for myself and you,, r s d is missed by several dr. [more..]
  • Living with RSD - by Karen - (Mon, May 18 2009)
    I’m glad I found other people that feel the same way that I do. I had an injury to my knee on 8/28/08 and had surgery finally on 2/23/09. I went to have my stitches taken out and oh wow I thought I was going to die. After the stiches were removed the barely touched my knee and the pain sent me right threw the roof. [more..]
  • living with pain - by loryn - (Mon, May 18 2009)
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