Hi there people,
I have had CRPS for nearly 5 years (diagnosed approx 3 1/2 yrs ago) you would think I would have everyone around me sorted out!
Well not some of the inlaws or some of my relatives (Nan, aunties, uncles etc). The biggest problem occurs when you can’t avoid the people who think there is nothing wrong with [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Ignorant People………Why do they Still Exist?
Posted in CRPS and Health Issues, CRPS and Pain Management, family/relatives, health, tagged Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, family, inlaws, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, RSDS, understanding on August 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
How to talk to your doctor about chronic pain
Posted in CRPS and Pain Management, CRPS or Chronic pain awareness, health, tagged Chronic Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Doctor care, physicians, primary care, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, RSDS on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Good chronic pain treatment can be hard to find. A chronic pain patient has every right to believe that his or her doctor will listen sympathetically and prescribe the appropriate treatment, but that is not always the reality.
Truth is, many doctors have not been trained to deal with the complex, changing area of chronic pain [...]
Ouch ——- My Fault for Enjoying Some Warmer Days!!
Posted in CRPS Distractions, health, tagged Chronic Pain, craft, disabled, hobbies on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hi there,
Silly ole me was busting to start a new mosaic project and did too much the other day! Overnight it started, arms, hands, legs and the head!! I am wearing an invisible vice on my head that is stuck there!! Errrggggghhhh.
But the things we do LOL. I will get over it eventually LOL. Besides [...]
YeY Warmer Days !!!
Posted in CRPS Distractions, Lifestyle, health, tagged Chronic Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, health, Lifestyle, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, RSDS on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hi there,
I have been enjoying the warm sunlight since Sunday! Hoping the temperatures don’t drop in the day to far again so spring can start Sept 1st!! Us RSDer’s are crazy we count down the winter all the time (usually) because the cold usually makes RSD worse. I am hoping that the heat won’t affect [...]
Study Currently Recruiting: Neurotropin to Treat Acute Dental and Chronic Neural Pain
Posted in Announcements, CRPS and Pain Management, health, tagged Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, dental pain, neurotropin, pain research, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, RSDS on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Neurotropin to Treat Acute Dental and Chronic Neural Pain
Sponsored by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Purpose: This study will examine the effectiveness of the drug neurotropin in treating acute pain after tooth extraction and chronic pain after injury to a limb or a large nerve.
Candidates will have a history and physical examination, [...]
Mel’s Update
Posted in CRPS and Pain Management, health, tagged Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, CRPS patients, personal story, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, RSDS on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hello there readers,
It has been a while since I have typed a personal blog message hey! Sorry about that, and also the posts are slowing up a bit too. I am still getting into the rhythm of things since I moved house & town.
Oscar (Now approx 9 months old) has been driving my husband Angus crazy [...]
General Anesthesia Boosts Post-Op Pain
Posted in CRPS and Pain Management, Pain Management News, health, tagged CRPS, RSD, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, RSDS, pain management, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, pain research, Pain Management News on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MONDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — Most general anesthetics — used to put patients to sleep during surgery — can increase the discomfort patients feel when they wake up, according to Georgetown University Medical Center researchers.
This finding, the first to scientifically explain anecdotal observations, may lead to increased use of general anesthetics that do not [...]
Imaging Study Of Pain Sheds Light On Mystery Condition
Posted in CRPS and Pain Management, Pain Management News, health, tagged Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, pain research, fMRI, Pediatric CRPS, Neurology on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Harvard School of Public Health
CPRS is a disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterized by severe pain, hypersensitivity to stimuli, poor circulation, abnormal sweating, muscle atrophy, joint problems, movement disorders and cognitive changes, among other symptoms.
“This is a significant pain problem that often leaves individuals incapacitated, wheel chair-bound and limited in their physical abilities,” notes [...]
