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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and feeling blank
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jan 4 5:04pm | Replies (82)Comment receiving replies
I had CRPS as a result of an ankle injury sustained falling down a full flight of stairs in a summer salting rolling manner landing on my back on the hardwood floor. Ouch, that hurt! In a way I was fortunate, I could have killed myself and was super relieved that I only had the ankle injury that wouldn’t go away. Turns out I had developed CRPS. I couldn’t walk at all let alone put any weight at all on that ankle. What followed was one year of rehab at a physio clinic specialized in cprs. Rehab was a lot of work and it sometimes hurt. In the end, in about 18 months I was able to walk again without much pain. The rehab program was really what got me walking again as I graduated from wheel chair to crutches to a cane and finally no support aids. If you are able to tolerate a rehab program it might help you, depending on your condition.
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I have RSD and got it exactly the same way you did falling down the stairs! Crazy. Left ankle wasn’t diagnosed until a year later by then it was too far gone. It has spread to my entire left leg up to my hip. God Bless.
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@willow First, congratulations are in order for your determination and perseverance to get out of a wheelchair. How long has it been since you completed the rehabilitation program, and how have you maintained your progress since?
It sounds like a wonderful opportunity in finding a specialized rehabilitation for CRPS. Did you have to travel far?