Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)

[rsdsurvivor]

Hi Everyone,
It's me Dee Dee. I have to rush off to my attorneys office (stress that I don't need) and would like to share some really positive things with you, but for now will give you the "Readers Digest Condensed Version" - I'm not sure what it is that seems to be helping me, but yesterday my hand looked almost normal even my pinky finger which looked permanently deformed didn't look all that bad. I had almost zero pain in my wrist, hand or foot. What I am doing first of all is taking the Neurontin (had a hard time with it at first, but carried on due to my doctors insistence), I have a personal trainer (working for free for now thank you God) who has made me work out even though it's only two or three pound weights, I am taking Fish OIl, Glucosamine, Vitamin B Complex, Vit. C, and Juice Plus. I also learned the coolest therapy, It's called Mirror Therapy. What you do is place a full length mirror in front of you and you work out with your "Good/Healthy" side and you watch yourself. Your brain sees it as though your damaged side is doing the work and reprograms to believe that everything is fine. I also do a half hour meditation twice daily which I will tell you about when I have more time. Please stay positive. I am typing with both hands today!! Whoo Hoo! You are all so nice!

Bye for now and I hope something here might help someone who is suffering.
Hugs,
Dee Dee

[Lily]

DeeDee,That's great news i'm so proud of you and i hope you can continue to be pain free.Thank's for sharing new ideas with us.I'm glad you have a personal trainer to help you and not charging you there's not many people willing to help without getting paid.I goimg to have to look into that maybe i could benefit from doing those things also.Thanks for you help and positive look on things,we all have to stay positive and help each other to be able to fight rsd and not give up.Have a great day.love Lily

[G0J0G0]

Thanks Dee Dee
Meditation certainly helps and can be beneficial in controlling pain. I understand you are fairly new to this disease, may I suggest that you research as much as you can. Knowledge can and will be your friend. I have found a lot info on this site as in others. Do a Google search on the letters of RSD and CRPS and you will have hours of reading from both a patient and a professional opinion. I have also found some entries not suitable to be thrown out with the bath water, so read with a discerning thought and mindset. As always if anyone of us can be of assistance PLEASE write or submit a post and there will be many praying for and working to help lift you through the inevitable rough spots that occur. Be Blessed, and may you rest painlessly, g0j0g0