Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)

[jblaci5]

i am so alone in this thing. was working as nurse when original injury accurd, Dr missed 3 fractures sent me to PT and i think that it brought on the rsd. several months later i started getting other worse symptoms. went to dr. was diagnosed with rsd one month later afer i realized the implications for work and the future i went back to same dr. now thru workmans comp and basically to my face he told me i was in it for the drugs and nothing wrong with me and wrote that he couldnt find anything wrong with me. that has left me with outany help or support treament,and money. mother of 5 now divorced. i kept calling my attorney every few months or so and never ever heard back each time. crawled in bed in pain and that is what i fight every day. I have so many things i want to do with my life. was working towards masters and Dr.now all schools loans in default, and hope is fading. i can hardly take care of my self let alone take care of my family. I am sure there are many stories like mine. i am no body special, and i had hoped for a miricle but none came. now all but one of my children are over 18, and the life i had planned on where i am there for them as they start out ther adult lives is over. the last years of thier teenage lifes was lost to this and i was unable to do any thing for them. right before christmas at by most darkest hourmy employer offered me 5000. to settle. i would have loved to buy christmas presents for my family and clothes for my 13 yr old, who hardly has anything and has been most affected by this, but i knew i couldnt live off of 5000. for the rest of my life. I need an attorney who believes in me and cares what happens to my life.

[G0J0G0]

Hey jblaci5
I dunno if you will get an email alert from this reply but you might try "belt law frim" im Birmingham, AL. They specialize in RSD cases and may be able to help. A lot depends on the state you live, local laws, and the cause of you DX. I live in Alabama and contracted this from surgery complications but the laws in our great state protect the doc and leave the patient high and dry... Hope this helps some. Be Blessed. G0j0g0

[Teresa J]

Reading your post has filled me with concern for you. I have no help for an attorney--what you were asking for--but maybe we can be friends and just visit. My hopes were similar. I have my Masters and was in a Doc program. That dream has now become bitter ashes. What you need to concentrate on is where the real you is. You are still there. A loving mom who wants to help her kids and weeps tears of pain and suffering.

I'm a mom of three grown children--who are married and have children of their own. I'm 50 with both feet affected by RSD and now am completely disabled living on meds, exercise plans, and limited mobility. However, I found the me still inside and that is what is the saving grace.

The only help I can offer is try to meditate. Whether with music or praying to your God. or ? Accepting the RSD is in your life but that it is NOT your life is the biggest obsticle I had to over come. I hope that helps. There is life outside of RSD... Please hang on.

Teresa J

[katiekat]

Your post brought tears to my eyes. I know it's been months since you've written it so I hope you get notified of the responses. I really feel for you. I don't know where you are located so I can't give good advice as far as locating a lawyer, but the RSDS.org has some really great resources for the RSD patient. Hit their "patient resources" link on the right of the main page and then select the resources link that appears on the next page. They have a legal support section on finding a worker's comp lawyer and it sounds like you need a better doctor, quite frankly. they list resources there for that, too if that is feasible for you. There are also a lot of other great resources on this site. Don't give up hope, honey! That's all that most of us have left to cling to!

I hope that the links help you out at least a little.

Lonely are the brave - but you are never really alone.

[Lily]

Good morning Teresa and KatieKat,I hope you both are doing ok today,I want you to know i'm here for you both always if you ever need me.We all need each other to get through this and i hope we can get to know each other better.You both are really caring and supportive,I hope we can help each other by keep in touch if it's just a quick hello and to let everyone know you are doing ok.Hope to hear from you both soon you will enjoy taking to others on this forum also it is were i go to get support i need that i can't get at home.Love Lily