I have CRPS

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I fell down a flight of concrete stairs and got a huge bruise and swelling on my leg and both my feet and legs were sore but I did know it was as really as bad as it turned out to be. After the pain kept getting worse and several doctors didn't know what it was I was finally diagnosed with CRPS. Almost exactly a year after the fall it spread from my left leg, ankle and foot to the right leg, ankle and foot. Then it spread to my stomach after gall bladder surgery. I have a spinal cord stimulator and take several medications but I am still in constant pain and cannot walk, sit or stand for very long. I have to use a cane if I have to walk for more than 10 min. I avoid going anywhere. Just getting dressed is painful. I hope that someday soon they will start studying and figure out CRPS so they can find a cure for us. My spinal cord stimulator (SCS) helps the most but I still have to take the medications. A SCS only takes away half the pain but there other half of the pain is still debilitating. There is not a moment of the day that my legs don't ache, feel sharp stabbing pains, feel like the bone is so cold it burns and feel pins and dull needles. I would of never guessed that just falling down the stairs would end my life of being active, social and working full time. Now I cannot work or do anything other than sit with my legs elevated on a soft pillow with a very soft blanket on them. The slightest breeze, loud noise or vibration causes additional pain that can send me to tears immediately. This is not a life I would wish on anyone.