From Helen

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

Well, Monday night is here and I am happy to say that I am feeling

almost back to normal. I phone my dr this morning and had a new RX

written. The mailed one never came today either. Luckily, my mom

lives near the office and was able to pick it up for me. I got the

pills at about 3 p.m. I think they are finally working. I am so

grateful to all of you for writing in support and giving me some

info. For those who read my post about the on-call dr, he is being

written up by the medical group administrator. I hope he will never

do to another person what he did to me.

Now--- Deb, after I wrote you this morning, I realized that most of

what you wrote for symptoms were exactly what I went through before

the RSD was diagnosed in my left foot. It would turn blue, purple

and then black and swell up something awful and was very painful. I

saw about ten specialists before one picked up the RSD. Instead of

giving me pills for swelling, circulation, etc, I was sent to a pain

clinic. It took a series of about seven sympathetic blocks, one per

week, to get my foot to resemble a foot again. So please, get as

many opinions as it takes to ease your mind. Don't give up until YOU

are satisfied. You have probably heard this many times, but

sometimes you just can't hear it enough. I know--I am that way. And

I didn't mind at all writing to you while I was in pain. That is

what we are all here for -- each other. I hope you are feeling

better today.

Thanks again to everyone. I hope you have many pain free days and

nights.