Update

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Hey everyone. I'm so excited. I saw my physical therapist Monday

and my leg is slowly getting stronger. My PT tested the strength in

my RSD leg and I had almost made it to the goal he had set. It has

taken several years to get there and I still can't walk without

crutches, but at least things seem to be improving. My therapist

doesn't know if I'll ever get off crutches, but seeing improvements

gives us hope.

I'm now on 6 month appointments with my pain management doctor and

orthopedic and my physical therapist only sees me every three to four

months now. I have all the equipment at home that I use at therapy,

so he doesn't see a reason for me to drive two hours to see him. As

long as I don't show signs of muscle loss, I don't have to go see him

as often.

I probably pass 8-10 physical therapy places on my way to see my PT

but I've flunked out of all of them. I don't know if anyone else has

had this experience, but I've seen over a dozen physical therapist

and this is the first one who hasn't given up on me. The other

physical therapists gave up because progress was so slow because of

the RSD. I've been seeing this PT two hours from home for 6-8

years. He seems more like family now than a physical therapist.