Should be Interesting

Well, I start my physical therapy tomorrow afternoon. I have no idea what to expect, never done anything like this before, all the PT's and OT's I've seen have looked at me after evaluations and asked why I was there or needed it and that was that...but now this is going to be routine, whether they, or I, care to do so. Supposedly, it's the only thing to be shown to improve and combat CRPS.

Oh, that reminds me, it's been so long I forgot where I left off, but Wes and I recently took a trip down to sunny Florida for his days off, I also had a Dr.s appt. then too, anyway, new doctor, tons of new patient forms....well, basically, I was told that everything we'd tried was wrong and could potentially have made things worse...I already knew that. Found out I should have been put on gabapentin off the bat instead of lyrica...and my doctor, whose expertise is these two medications, should have known this. Kinda surprised there. My options are slim. We're going for low-end right now...and probably for the rest of time because I refuse any more "high-end" treatments. That equates to gabapentin and nortryptaline. Fun stuff...fun stuff.

Also at that appt., I was officially diagnosed with CRPS, no more "potential" crap, just happened I had been having another lovely episode of symptoms for a few days and finally someone got to see I wasn't crazy.

The meds do nothing to clear it up, just makes it to where I can't feel any of it, which is nice. My arm still goes numb and cold/hot, but no more funny colors, thankfully.

This physical/occupational therapy is supposed to work a number on me and make me very uncomfortable for some time, and I have a pretty high dose of prescribed meds for that...only, they should know this by now, I'm not taking as I should. I hate the person I become on those meds. I will not do it. Physical Therapy cannot be that bad. I don't even really know what they're going to do.

We shall see...should be interesting.