I never thought of a hammer, I use to want to just cut
my whole damned arm off with a knife!!
Oh the thought of those IME's..........
Ive been through numerous IME's for this case.
One says this, the other says that...
One says Ill have it a lifetime, another says I dont
have it at all and its all in my head. Ive seen over 7
doctors and specialists in the last 2 years.
I hate these doctors and I wish I could just have each
of them understand RSD.
The only one that offered me any help aside from meds
and drastci opperations and nerve blocks was my PT who
I saw for 3-4 times per week. I swear the physical
therepy is key in pain management.
So anywho...Im glad theres a place to gripe where all
of you understand the frustrations.
I seem to always write frustrating things because they
get so pent up inside.
I am really a sweet person, although I seem to be a
misery everytime I write something.
I hope you are all having good days despite the pain.
Jolene
Doctors....

--- chris saragusa <csaragusa@...> wrote:

> Hi All,
> I would like to offer you that hammer Leonard, but
> currently I'm using it on my own arm! I understand
> every word you just wrote, but I'ld like to share
> with
> you my IME. I had one about a year ago. I was so
> anxious I couldn't sleep, even more then usual, I
> couldn't eat because my stomache hurt so bad from
> being nervous and my meds on an empty stomache only
> made it worse. On the morning I was to go, my 7
> year
> old who has autism was upset and crying because he
> didn't want to go to school. He kept telling me he
> would kill himself if I made him go. I forced him
> into his class, crying and screaming, I got back
> into
> my car crying as I felt like the worse mother on
> earth, my arm hurt so bad because I had to drive an
> hour 1/2 to get to the IME, then I couldn't find the
> place! I called my fiancee` hystrical and screamed
> at
> him because I was lost. When I finally found the
> place, I found a rather warm and caring older
> gentlemen for a doctor. He sat down with me went
> over
> questions he had about my file as he had read
> everything. (4 1/2 years worth at that point) I
> instantly started to relax with him. He did the
> examination and told me straight out that I had
> recieved EXCELLENT medical treatment and that the
> only
> thing he would have changed is stronger pain killers
> to take away more of the pain. SO my point is I
> went
> through all of that, put my family through all of
> that
> and it was for nothing... I have seen about 9
> different doc's in the past 5 1/2 years and every
> one
> of them have concluded the same thing and everyone
> of
> them have given me a little different treatment.
> Some
> has been helpful some not so much. But overall, I
> want to believe I have been lucky with my treatment.
>
> I know how you feel but believe me it probaly isn't
> as bad as you think it is going to be.
>
> Take care
> Chrissy
>
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