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Chronic Pain | Last Active: Mar 22 2:17pm | Replies (34)
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Well I used the patches with not much success. My dr finally called in a script for pain meds.
Had my first apt with pain management and he staged me as late stage CRPS since my foot was freezing compared to the other one.
He is putting in for Sympathetic nerve block. 3 of them a week aprt each.
I’m terrified cause I keep reading people end up in more pain then when they started and don’t work.
He also said I will most likely not get full dorsiflexion back in my foot and getting a drop foot brace is the best way to go right now.
Ugh I’m so cunfused and upset. I knew by reading this isn’t fun but when you finally get the bad news it just breaks you.
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I have had sympathetic nerve blocks many times over the years and I have not ended up in more pain. If it worked, usually lasted a day or two for me, then a radio frequency ablation would be scheduled. I have had relief from 6 months to two years with them. I also have foot drop in both feet along with the CRPS. Because my foot drop and CRPS went on so long before being identified my achilles are both shortened and I found braces very painful. Just sayin'.