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Worst pain? Easy. Crushed my foot and lower leg. Doc looked at the x-ray and said I can't see it for sure but I'm certain you have a small fracture in your foot. He asks if it hurt and I said "Yeah, feels like it's on fire." Into a cast for six months. Six months of burning extreme pain and the cast comes off. Looks as bad as it did going on. Doc says your using it too much. Back on with he cast. Lay on the couch for six more months of unreal burning pain. Felt like my foot was on fire night and day. Little over six more months and it comes back off, still looks bad. Doc again says you're using it too much. I told him unless I install a toilet in my couch I can't possible use it less. He said "It still hurts?" It's purple and the size of a large grapefruit. "Hell yes it hurts! Feels like it's on fire!" "Oh, Ok I'm going to send to specialist." I go to see him and he says "How long has it been like this?" "Over a year." "Well you have RSD and we need to do some nerve blocks and see if that helps." After the third or fourth nerve block he says "I was afraid of this, think we waited too long to start the nerve blocks. They really should be done right away after you have the burning pain of RSD. Did you tell your last Doc it was a burning pain?" "YES! (you dumb fuck I thought) of course I told him." Five years of medicines like prednisone et el with great side effects and high costs. With pretty damn good insurance I think the whole thing cost me about 35K. Not mention several years of my life.
Would not care to do that again.
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