Posted by CherC68 on February 17, 2004, at 15:52:32
In reply to Re: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, posted by john constantine on February 17, 2004, at 15:34:57
Thank you very much for the information John. You are so very right. I have noticed that if I don't complain loud enough, nobody listens. I have had two cervical blocks and a lumbar block. THey did not work. I had perhaps 1/2 hour relief at one time and then periods of relief lasting minutes a day for the next two weeks. Yesterday I went again for the blocks. I just found out that only so much of the medicine is allowed at a time. They split the meds into 3 dosages 2 in the neck and one in the back. Yesterday they gave me one dosage in my lumbar area and in a few weeks I will get 2 dosages in my neck with the meds split 2 ways.
I have been on Neurontin (only a small dosage)900 mg a day and have already gained about 25 pounds. It isn't working either and I'm nauseous all day long.
I now belong to a RSD Group and I have gotten lots of information from them, but its nice to hear your take on it.
How are you doing now? Where was the RSD? I have it in both hands arms and my right leg and foot. Luckily it doesn't look too bad. Sometimes my foot is ghost white and my hands are pure red but all my fingernails are pure white and underneath the nail is white/grey. Yuck.
Thanks for writing John. I really appreciate the information.
Hugs,
Cher
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