Guest guest Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 E. Frazee wrote: >I don't know the names of the causes of my pain except to say some were caused by cancer and some caused by the high dose chemotherapy used to treat the cancer. , It is probably all those factor that suppressed your immune system and triggers can cause RSD or CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) , This information is long but I think informative to all including me. It is from the rsds.org website: Of course, I am not a Doctor but it seems a " trigger event " is always involved in chronic or intractable pain. I hope you are doing better and get back to NM soon and relief. You are a very well written member and you describe us so well and I feel the same as you. It is like having a " band of brothers " so to speak that understand. Have Doctors ever discussed CRPS or RSD with you? I am just curious and wanted to include this. I have special interest as I was a radiation therapist and responses to treatment are always interesting to me. I hope you pain free days, and welcome to all the new members, there have been a bunch and that is good as we need some good off topics once in awhile to keep our humor in tact. Bennie About CRPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, is a chronic neurological syndrome characterized by: • severe burning pain • pathological changes in bone and skin • excessive sweating • tissue swelling • extreme sensitivity to touch [For a complete description of CRPS symptoms, please read the Diagnosis section of the Clinical Practice Guidelines section of this website.] There are Two Types of CRPS - Type I and Type II • CRPS Type I (also referred to as RSD) - cases in which the nerve injury cannot be immediately identified • CRPS Type II (also referred to as Causalgia) - cases in which a distinct " major " nerve injury has occurred • CRPS is best described in terms of an injury to a nerve or soft tissue (e.g. broken bone) that does not follow the normal healing path • CRPS development does not appear to depend on the magnitude of the injury. The sympathetic nervous system seems to assume an abnormal function after an injury. • Since there is no single laboratory test to diagnose CRPS, the physician must assess and document both subjective complaints (medical history) and, if present, objective findings (physical examination). Criteria for Diagnosing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I (RSD) • The presence of an initiating noxious event, or a cause of immobilization • Continuing pain, allodynia, or hyperalgesia with which the pain is disproportionate to any inciting event • Evidence at some time of edema, changes in skin blood flow (skin color changes, skin temperature changes more than 1.1°C difference from the homologous body part), or abnormal sudomotor activity in the region of the pain (such as cancer, my comment, I am curious) • This diagnosis is excluded by the existence of conditions that would otherwise account for the degree of pain and dysfunction Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II (Causalgia) • The presence of continuing pain, allodynia, or hyperalgesia after a nerve injury, not necessarily limited to the distribution of the injured nerve • Evidence at some time of edema, changes in skin blood flow (skin color changes, skin temperature changes more than 1.1°C difference from the homologous body part), or abnormal sudomotor activity in the region of pain • This diagnosis is excluded by the existence of conditions that would otherwise account for the degree of pain and dysfunction. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome from ABC TV Science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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