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posted 09/28/2009, comments (2)

The Arrival of the Stigma

I can recall a night years ago when it first arrived. In bed, I tossed and turned. I would put my hands on pillows, postion them every way imagined, and hope the burning hell would leave them. The tingling would begin. The tingling would go into numbness and then swing into severe burning torture. The pendulum of... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/07/2009, comment (1)

Looking for some help for my boyfriend who has CRPS Type I (also referred to as RSD).

Treatments include medication, physical therapy, psychological support, sympathetic nerve blocks, and or spinal cord stimulation. He's done everything but the spinal cord stimulation. I think he's afraid the doctor will make it worse. He had a cyst growing in his arm. He went in because he thought they were gonna drain it but the doctor told him... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/26/2009, comments (2)

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After a car accident and being on my back for most of two years with back pain and nerve pain into my toes, I started volunteeringat a nursing home a block from my home in San Francisco. I met, talked and read to nursing home residents for two months when I decided that I should return to school for my master's in gerontology,... Read more Chevron

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Radene Marie Cook

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posted 05/01/2009, comments (2)

Information on "Cardiac Adrenal Pain Syndrome"

Several have asked me for information on the one condition of mine that acts as an umbrella for all of my others = one that basically describes my overall condition and the condition of those like me who have compounded syndromes telling of pain, damage and injuries. That is Cardiac Adrenal Pain Syndrome. Since the listing of "1)... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/30/2009, comments (2)

Genetic Variations Affect Opioid Response

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to get more pain relief with opioid medications than others? Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Center for Neurosensory Disorders may have discovered the answer. They have identified genetic variations that have given them insight into why individuals repsond... Read more Chevron

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