I have WONDERFUL news to share with everyone!

[Guest guest]

I have wonderful news to share with everyone! :grouphug:

I am in Tampa, Fla. where I am being treated by Dr.

Kirkpatrick at the RSD Institute. Dr. K treats intractable RSD with a

drug called Ketamine and usually does so in a series of 3 outpatient

infusions of 4 hours each. With this process he's had tremendous

success at putting RSD patients into full scale remission and

literally giving them their lives back.

BACKGROUND: I have had a terrible case of RSD with

unceasing (except for very brief exceptions) mind-bending pain that

resulted from a fall in my home that injured my left knee. Because

they missed the RSD diagnosis, local doctors later replaced my knee -

which aggravated the RSD beyond belief. Just before I came down here

I was on tremendous opioid doses and was virtually bedridden as I had

deteriorated to the point that I could no longer even get from room to

room in my home. I have an SCS that was put in a year ago but get no

benefit from that. I had tried virtually every treatment there was

and had totally given up hope of ever getting my life back again and

was near suicide.

During my initial evaluation here in Tampa, Dr. Kirkpatrick decided

that the lumbar sympathetic blocks I'd had in the past had not been

administered correctly and scheduled me for a series of 3 in his

office before deciding whether or not to proceed with the ketamine

infusions. After just the very first block in his office my pain

disappeared entirely! And I am now able to walk and work my leg for

therapy in a warm water pool here at a nearby hotel. I've had two

blocks now and couldn't be happier!! Dr. K is very compassionate and

there's been absolutely NO DISCOMFORT during either of the blocks. He

uses ketamine as the anesthetic for the block and is very generous

with it to make sure that you do not experience any pain or discomfort.

Long and short of it is that it appears that after the 3rd block this

coming Tuesday I will then fly home and pick up the pieces of the

wonderful life I enjoyed before all this happened! :Dancing-Chilli:

It looks like I will not even need the ketamine infusions and Dr. K

says that if anything happens down the road - which is evidently very

unlikely - then I can always come back for a " booster " treatment to

put me into remission again.

THIS MAN IS WONDERFUL AND HAS A REAL PASSION FOR TREATING RSD PATIENTS

- ESPECIALLY YOUNG CHILDREN!!! He gets patients from all over the

world and his entire office staff is so compassionate and caring. I

JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT THEM!

[Guest guest]

I am so proud to hear of your wonderful success. I know you have to be sooo

relieve. does he treat anything else other than RSD? OF ins. would not go out of

state I am sure. But truly got a Christmas Blessings. I am so Happy for you.

Jena in Ga.

I have WONDERFUL news to share with everyone!

I have wonderful news to share with everyone! :grouphug:

I am in Tampa, Fla. where I am being treated by Dr.

Kirkpatrick at the RSD Institute. Dr. K treats intractable RSD with a

drug called Ketamine and usually does so in a series of 3 outpatient

infusions of 4 hours each. With this process he's had tremendous

success at putting RSD patients into full scale remission and

literally giving them their lives back.

BACKGROUND: I have had a terrible case of RSD with

unceasing (except for very brief exceptions) mind-bending pain that

resulted from a fall in my home that injured my left knee. Because

they missed the RSD diagnosis, local doctors later replaced my knee -

which aggravated the RSD beyond belief. Just before I came down here

I was on tremendous opioid doses and was virtually bedridden as I had

deteriorated to the point that I could no longer even get from room to

room in my home. I have an SCS that was put in a year ago but get no

benefit from that. I had tried virtually every treatment there was

and had totally given up hope of ever getting my life back again and

was near suicide.

During my initial evaluation here in Tampa, Dr. Kirkpatrick decided

that the lumbar sympathetic blocks I'd had in the past had not been

administered correctly and scheduled me for a series of 3 in his

office before deciding whether or not to proceed with the ketamine

infusions. After just the very first block in his office my pain

disappeared entirely! And I am now able to walk and work my leg for

therapy in a warm water pool here at a nearby hotel. I've had two

blocks now and couldn't be happier!! Dr. K is very compassionate and

there's been absolutely NO DISCOMFORT during either of the blocks. He

uses ketamine as the anesthetic for the block and is very generous

with it to make sure that you do not experience any pain or discomfort.

Long and short of it is that it appears that after the 3rd block this

coming Tuesday I will then fly home and pick up the pieces of the

wonderful life I enjoyed before all this happened! :Dancing-Chilli:

It looks like I will not even need the ketamine infusions and Dr. K

says that if anything happens down the road - which is evidently very

unlikely - then I can always come back for a " booster " treatment to

put me into remission again.

THIS MAN IS WONDERFUL AND HAS A REAL PASSION FOR TREATING RSD PATIENTS

- ESPECIALLY YOUNG CHILDREN!!! He gets patients from all over the

world and his entire office staff is so compassionate and caring. I

JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT THEM!

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Jena! He's really given me my life back and I didn't even

think that was possible anymore!! And yes, he specializes in treating

RSD.

[Guest guest]

hi i have herd of dr.k tell me more about hem and how to get intuch with hem

donnieKY

Subject: I have WONDERFUL news to share with everyone!

To: Hugs-N-Pain

Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 5:23 PM

I have wonderful news to share with everyone! :grouphug:

I am in Tampa, Fla. where I am being treated by Dr.

Kirkpatrick at the RSD Institute. Dr. K treats intractable RSD with a

drug called Ketamine and usually does so in a series of 3 outpatient

infusions of 4 hours each. With this process he's had tremendous

success at putting RSD patients into full scale remission and

literally giving them their lives back.

BACKGROU ND: I have had a terrible case of RSD with

unceasing (except for very brief exceptions) mind-bending pain that

resulted from a fall in my home that injured my left knee. Because

they missed the RSD diagnosis, local doctors later replaced my knee -

which aggravated the RSD beyond belief. Just before I came down here

I was on tremendous opioid doses and was virtually bedridden as I had

deteriorated to the point that I could no longer even get from room to

room in my home. I have an SCS that was put in a year ago but get no

benefit from that. I had tried virtually every treatment there was

and had totally given up hope of ever getting my life back again and

was near suicide.

During my initial evaluation here in Tampa, Dr. Kirkpatrick decided

that the lumbar sympathetic blocks I'd had in the past had not been

administered correctly and scheduled me for a series of 3 in his

office before deciding whether or not to proceed with the ketamine

infusions. After just the very first block in his office my pain

disappeared entirely! And I am now able to walk and work my leg for

therapy in a warm water pool here at a nearby hotel. I've had two

blocks now and couldn't be happier!! Dr. K is very compassionate and

there's been absolutely NO DISCOMFORT during either of the blocks. He

uses ketamine as the anesthetic for the block and is very generous

with it to make sure that you do not experience any pain or discomfort.

Long and short of it is that it appears that after the 3rd block this

coming Tuesday I will then fly home and pick up the pieces of the

wonderful life I enjoyed before all this happened! :Dancing-Chilli:

It looks like I will not even need the ketamine infusions and Dr. K

says that if anything happens down the road - which is evidently very

unlikely - then I can always come back for a " booster " treatment to

put me into remission again.

THIS MAN IS WONDERFUL AND HAS A REAL PASSION FOR TREATING RSD PATIENTS

- ESPECIALLY YOUNG CHILDREN!!! He gets patients from all over the

world and his entire office staff is so compassionate and caring. I

JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT THEM!

[Guest guest]

>

> hi i have herd of dr.k tell me more about hem and how to get intuch

with hem donnieKY

>

Donnie - just go to the RSD Institute web site and you can find all

that information.