[livingwith]

TRAUMATIC NERVE INJURY TO RT LOWER EXT IN THE ANKLE/HEEL AREA, INJURY OCCURED ALMOST A YEAR AGO. I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS MEDS. FOR THE NERVE PAIN HOWEVER NONE HAVE BEEN EFFICIANT IN ALLEVIATING THE PAIN, I SUFFER WITH BURNING AND SENSISITIVITY TO TOUCH ALONG THE BOTTOM OF MY FOOT. MEDS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED ARE: CYMBALTA, LYRICA,NEURONTIN,ELAVIL,TRAMADOL,TEGRETOL, I STILL HAVE ALOT OF SWELLING TO THE TOP OF FOOT AND ANKLE AREA. IF YOU HAVE A SIMILAR STORY IN WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN TREATED DIFF. O...Read the full article

[smiley2008]

hi i got in car wreck on the job and got my whole foot almost taken off in 00 and still having trouble with my foot the pain that i have will make you want to cut it off nothing helps with the pain that i have i had to retire from working 21 years cant stand sit bend etc cause of this swelling have poor circulations never a day of relief i have gotten so depressed i'm finding out about rsd and i no this is what i have i take pictures to let me doctor see what my foot/ankle looks like i had to get it fused so i have no movement at all it 8 years now and still have the same thing going on the things i just to do cant do anymore and its not in our head this is happening to us im trying to get my SSD now the day of my surgery the doctor didn't know how he was going to save my foot he almost had to take it then and with the chronic pain that im living with i wish he would of taken off. pain pills do nothing for me i take med to make me sleep that dont help and with the poor circulation just only in that right leg i cant take the pain that comes with it i dont drive anymore it swells i use walking cane sit stand lying down it doesnt matter what im doing the pain is there and you need your feet to walk on and top that im flat foot to my foot is deformed it shrinking i have no movement so if you stand alot its going to get worse and it hurts that i had to retire early with this disbility now hope to here from you about this

[longhairbud]

Has your doctor actually diagnosed RSD? I broke my ankle (tibia and fibula) severly enought to require 8 screws and a 4 inch place to put me back together in early march. I was also severly bruised and swolen (from my toes to my heel and all the way to my knee) I was experiencing pain, swelling burning, horrible stiffness across teh top of my ankly and the bottom of my foot (the plantar fascia ariea) electric shock kind of feelings, wet dripping sensations, uncontrollable toe & leg spasams, deep "toothachelike" pain etc. It was crazy. My physical therapy was going incredably slow due to the pain, though I am completely healed. I was finanally diagnosed and sent to a pain management doctor who luckily specializes in rsd. I, so far, have been given 2 sympathetic pain block injections and have a 3rd this week. I have to say it has been pretty much a miracle cure. I am taking Baclofin for spasms at night and Lunesta to help with sleep. Even after the first injection i had nothing more than muscle pain (i was actually able for the 1st time in almost 4 months to walk with only one crutch) because was using the muscles, and now after the second, i only need the crutch for stability (could probobly get away with a cane.) and in safe spaces that i know can walk, but slowly. The swelling is almost completely gone, unless i walk or stand for way to long a time, and for the first time in 4 months i can actually see the veins in my foot (before it looked like frankenfoot and not my foot)
If this is something you can look into i would suggest it. If you have any questions please feel free to ask me.

The proceedure is really painless, though it sounds frightfull, but the relief is amazing. Kinda like rebooting your nervous system.
My physical therapist who i saw last thursday, after not seeing him for 2 weeks due to scheduling and injections, was shocked at the rapidity of my improvment.

This is something I highly suggest looking into

[hot foot]

HI. You need to get a definite diagnosis of RSD from your doctor and get help from a pain management specialist. There are nerve blocks and meds that will help. I'm not going to tell you your pain will go away; that never happens to most people with rsd. But, hopefully, you can get some relief. I know how you feel about wishing the Dr would have just cut the foot off, but the sad thing is, you would still have the pain and it might have been worse. That's how crazy rsd is. Please, contact a pain specialist to get some help. There are lots of options out there; keep searching till you find something that helps at least a little. I wish you less pain. Sincerely, Terri Stevens