Living with RSDThis section is a place to share stories about Living with RSD Below are entries of those who have already shared their stories. We hope that you find their experiences helpful to your own situation. You may also Help others by sharing your story. To quickly access health information from your website's browser, download RSD sufferers please TRY HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TREATMENTS! I already wrote my story earlier but I felt that I left some very important issues out and that is what you are all feeling which is unbearable pain and suffering. I was so bad that I could not even put my foot down or bend my knee to get up to go anywhere. I was also hardly able to sleep or go anywhere because of the constant pain, numbness, tingling, burning hot, searing, stabbling, pains and worse. I cannot even remember all the pain that I was going through, but I remember thinking it was 10 symptoms in my right leg from fencing falling on my leg, and it just kept getting worse and worse! I was like this for about 5 months when my sister in law mentioned about hyperbaric Oxygen helping one of her friends with arthritis and she wondered if it would help me, well I was willing to give it a shot and by the time I got to the clinic, my RSD had spread to my left leg also and was getting worse. I did about 7 treatments and started to feel better already, within 20 treatment hours I could put my leg down and not have pain and I was able to go and shower myself standing up for a short period of time so I decided to do the recommended 40 hrs of treatments and the recommended muscle therapy treatment. Within this amount of time I was able to wean off gabapentin pills for the burning pain, and felt great relief. These things helped me greatly and I think without the HBO2 treatments I would still be in great pain today. I encourage anyone who can to not give up and to go to a hyperbaric clinic as soon as possible. You go in a tank and get pure oxygen and it goes right to your cells to help you get better. It has been 3 years now for me and I can walk again, and drive again, although I am not exactly how I was before, I at least have the pain reduced and can get on with the everyday chores of life like cooking and cleaning. Some days are better than others and I have had to keep doing the HBO2 occasionally but it is worth the money and time to get my life and any portion of it back. Please TRY it and do what they say at the clinic, they are experienced and will help you! I hope and wish you well. Comments
July 2007
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