Duchess
11-16-2006, 01:00 PM
hi friends of RSD :D . i am from south africa. february 2005 i had carpal tunnel surgery to both hands. i had decided that i would have both hands done at the same time. i had decided this so as i would only have the 2 weeks off work and not 4 if i had one hand done at a time. after the surgery everything was fantastic till about 3 weeks later when i almost climbed the wall with pain in my hands. luckily for me my OS had also had CS done on his one hand so he knew that there shouldn't have been any pain. it was mid april when he told me this was RSD and that i should go to the pain clinic. now in south africa not much is known about RSD, so i'm thrilled to have internet and have found this forum. it's almost 2 years now and i still have it. the only thing the pain clinic did for me was to tell me never ever sit with your hands curled up and to constantly have them moving. fortunately for me i have read a bit on the internet so i was wise to not sit with the hands curled up. this has prevented my hands from becoming deformed etc.
i have now got this RSD in both my feet and my back. i've been medically boarded from work because of it. if i go shopping i use my crutches because after 5 minutes my feet burn like ****.
i've also had some neuralgia on the right hand side of my mouth. i've been to the dentist 'cos i needed some filling and i just have twice the anesthetic instead of just the one dose. i've had crowns put in the right hand side and the dentist now numbs both the top and bottom of the mouth to help me.
i was on all these medicines given to me from the pain clinic but i decided in february this year that i'd had enough and i was not going to continue taking them for the rest of my life. the only meds i do take is the painkillers. i have morphine as well for the days when i just can't cope.
i have seen soooooooo many doctors, neurologists, neurosurgeons, OS etc and they all say they've seen RSD in 1 hand or foot but never in both and they stare. i get quite annoyed 'cos i'm sure i'm not a phenomenon lol.
anyway i just thought i'd introduce myself.
i have now got this RSD in both my feet and my back. i've been medically boarded from work because of it. if i go shopping i use my crutches because after 5 minutes my feet burn like ****.
i've also had some neuralgia on the right hand side of my mouth. i've been to the dentist 'cos i needed some filling and i just have twice the anesthetic instead of just the one dose. i've had crowns put in the right hand side and the dentist now numbs both the top and bottom of the mouth to help me.
i was on all these medicines given to me from the pain clinic but i decided in february this year that i'd had enough and i was not going to continue taking them for the rest of my life. the only meds i do take is the painkillers. i have morphine as well for the days when i just can't cope.
i have seen soooooooo many doctors, neurologists, neurosurgeons, OS etc and they all say they've seen RSD in 1 hand or foot but never in both and they stare. i get quite annoyed 'cos i'm sure i'm not a phenomenon lol.
anyway i just thought i'd introduce myself.