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Tim - Sory that I was slow in responding to this. Just a rough long day all the way around. When is your appointment gain? I'll be interested in hearing how it goes (and if your wife find it at all helpful to her too!) Please be sure to bring up the issue of inadequate pain relief. There are things that can help with that issue without making you too drowsy to work. Barbarailducks2004 wrote:

Barbara,Actually this will be the first time I will speak with him regarding RSD, he has sent me to pian management for asympathetic nerve block but the pain management Doctor said my problem was with root nerves in my C5...the treatments haven't worked and he suggest I think about surgery. I did not know about RDS untill my attorney sent me the medical evaluations from my surgeon and the companies IME Doctor who both indicate RSD related to my ulner nerve transposition. I guess in one sense I am lucky that the IME Doctor agress and attributes it to the surgery related to my injury. Something has to give, I am a hermit driving is really painfull and by the time I get to where I am going I am so crabby no one really wants to see me any way . Big problem with work is that I drive a 25 thousand pound forklift handeling 30 to 40

thousand pound bars of metal in a confined plant the pain gets so bad I can't keep focus and I don't want to hurt anyone.She really feels bad, she feels guilty because she didn't undrstand how I was feeling and now how scared I am of this, but heck I don't blame her for anything I am not so pleasant to be around and I understand this. Again you all are very kind and it is a shame that circumstances like these bring such good people together!Will try and post what happens tomorrow.Thanks again everyone!Tim> Tim - I wish that you weren't having such a rough time of it. I think it's a great idea to include your wife when you go to your appointments....both in terms of helping to increase her understanding and in terms of her providing information of how uncomfortable you are. Have you thought about talking to your doc

and explaining that you're not getting adequate pain relief? Barbara

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Tom,

I wish I had the words to say.

My thoughts and prayers continue to be with you and yours in this difficult time.

Please let us know how you all are when you can.

Hugs,

Jo

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Tom,

I am new to the group and I just read your latest post. I am praying for you, your wife and your son. Take care and I hope your son is better soon.

Jonas Tom wrote:

To Everyone thank you so much for your support and kind words. Iam very concerned about my wife, we went away to babysit (another post/ a nightmare!) and she was in her glory ( what is it about women and babies?? ) anyway another reason we got away was that our home is beening torn apart for wheel chair access for me and it's a mess. My youngest son was in charge of our autistic son , while we were away he had called my wife and expressed concern over being sick with vomiting and not eating we "both" dismissed his concerns thinking that it was a flu/virus going around with the same symptoms only to return home to our home torn apart and so sick that I had to rush him to the hospital and he is now in intensive care with every organ infected and he is on life support. I copied your posts and gave them to Barbara and

words cannot express how happy you made us with your support. As to RSD it's amazing how much pain you can handle in a emergency I guess it's mind over matter if that makes any sense?? Again thank You! All of our love, your N.J. hippies Tom & Barbara

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I haven't had blocks for my feet. I have had so many needles stuck in

me I feel like a pin cushion. Having a relativly good day. Up and

standing for short periods. Gave my service dog a bath. Now that is a

chore. Sparky sound interesting. Is it any thing like a tens unit?

laurie