My CRPS JOURNEY

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JULY 14TH 2015 WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE FOREVER. I WENT IN FOR SURGERY ON MY FOOT GO HAVE 2 NEUROMA'S REMOVED AND A LARGE SOFT TISSUE TUMOR THAT WAS GROWING WITHIN THE FOOT. I THOUGHT I WOULD BE BACK TO MY NORMAL ACTIVE LIFE IN 4 WEEKS, SO DR TOLD ME. I WORK IN A FACTORY OFTEN 12 HOUR SHIFTS. I HAVE A VERY ACTIVE LIFE. AFTER SURGERY IT SEEMED EVERYTHING WAS HEALING UNTIL I STARTED FEELING THIS INTENSE BURNING, STABBING, NUMBING PAIN. I DESCRIBED IT AS IF FIRST SOMEONE WAS LIGHTING A TORCH UNDER MY FOOT. THEN IT WOULD TURN ICE COLD AND IT WOULD FEEL AS IF SOMEONE WAS TAKING 1000 NEEDLES AND INSERTING THEM INTO MY FOOT. I COULDN'T BEAR THE PAIN. AND MY FOOT STARTED SWELLING AGAIN TO THE POINT I COULDN'T GET A SHOE ON AGAIN. IT ALSO STARTED CHANGING COLORS, FROM BLACK TO BLUE TO PURPLE TO RED. WHEN I TOOK A SHOWER I CRIED, THE WATER HITTING MY FOOT WAS EXCRUCIATING PAIN I HAD EVER FELT. I TOLD THE SURGEON I WISHED HE HAD JUST CUT IT OFF. HE NOW REFERRED ME TO PAIN MANAGEMENT.  AFTER MY INITIAL CONSULTATION, PM TOLD ME HE BELIEVED I HAD A CONOTION CALLED COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I. I NEVER EVEN HEARD OF IT. HE GRABBED SOME PAPERS TO GO OVER IT WITH ME AND THE LINE OF TREATMENT. HE SAID YOU HAVE TO BE AGGRESSIVE TO PREVENT IT FROM SPREADING.  HE SUGGESTED A LUMBAR SYMPATHETIC NERVE BLOCK TO START AND AQUA THERAPY.  SINCE THE FIRST NERVE BLOCK TEMPERARILY. WARMED THE FOOT HE COULD CONFIRM THE CRPS. THE FIRST AND SECOND BLOCK DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG. I HAVE FAITH IN MY DR BECAUSE FAITH IS ALL I CAN HAVE RIGHT NOW. I HAVE YET TO WEAR MY REGULAR SHOES. I AM NOW 4 MONTHS POST OP AND HAVE YET TO RETURN TO WORK. WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A PROCEDURE THAT WOULD HAVE ME OUT 4 WEEKS, HAS ME OUT INDEFINATELY.  I AM STILL AT A LOSS AND CONFUSED ABOUT CRPS.