[livingwith]

I just found out I have crps. I fell out of the house and severely sprained my left ankle. The swelling will not come out of my foot, the pain has gotten worse over time. I fell Dec. 18 and have been in a boot ever since,it has almost been three months and I am still on crutches. I battle with depression and frustration all the time. I am not sure what to do or where to go from here.
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[rsd2010]

Hi my name is robin I have lived. Rsd or crps since 98. I broke my right knee at work .
I had a total knee replacement things started going down hill from their.
The pain was so so bad that I wanted to die.
No one could understand what I was going though the doctors did not know a hole lot about rsd.
I felt so alone . No one not even the doctor could touch my knee because the pain it wood cause.
I could not even put on pants or when I went to bed the blankets could touch my knee.
The flare ups lasted for months. When I found out I had rsd I was in the fourth stage.
I was in a very dark and lonly place.I could not walk with out a walker.
It took for years of thp. The reason I am tell u all this is because things will get better.
I am thank ful to god and my husband and daughters. For their love and suport. And great doctors.
To date I am doing very well. I had a morphane (pain) pump put in by a pain doctor and take a lot of pain meds. I had to learn to listen to my body.
If u seen me u would not no that any thing is wrong with me.
I run my own bussiness, I walk with out a walker.
I can now do all the same things I did be for I got hurt.
Just remenber thing will get better. Do not let the pain run your life.
You have to learn to work through the pain and just in god that things will get better.
Please keep me updated. Your truely rsd2010