I suffer from CRPS also, which causes the insomnia which causes the depression. I hope the psychiatrist will clear me for surgery, I see him on December 15th. I am sure the surgeon is not convinced the pain is caused the GB. I have been cleared for surgery by my Pain Management team and a Hematologist. They have sent him letters with instruction for surgery and aftercare.
The surgeon's fear, which he has expressed, is that he may leave me in pain. He has expressed what he does is permanent and can not be undone. I am more complicated case with my family history of clotting and with this chronic pain syndrome. He is just being cautious and making sure this is the right thing to do.
I will say things have settled down these last few days and I have had some of my lowest pain days. I think it because I have been aggressively treating the pain from the start, instead of waiting to it reached the higher levels. I am over the shock of this new delay and have accepted the wheels of progress move very slowly at times.
I was working on painting my livingroom last week, which improved my mood. My husband told me, "If that is all it takes I will buy you 50 gallons of paint." The room has been a project that I have wanted to do for years but never could figure out what I wanted to do. Also my mother-in-law lived with us and any change in the house was upsetting to her. She died a few years ago and I have started doing what I wanted. This house is full of color. I sit in my living room and just look at the Cancun Blue walls so clean and crisp with a very large smile.
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I suffer from CRPS also, which causes the insomnia which causes the depression. I hope the psychiatrist will clear me for surgery, I see him on December 15th. I am sure the surgeon is not convinced the pain is caused the GB. I have been cleared for surgery by my Pain Management team and a Hematologist. They have sent him letters with instruction for surgery and aftercare.
The surgeon's fear, which he has expressed, is that he may leave me in pain. He has expressed what he does is permanent and can not be undone. I am more complicated case with my family history of clotting and with this chronic pain syndrome. He is just being cautious and making sure this is the right thing to do.
I will say things have settled down these last few days and I have had some of my lowest pain days. I think it because I have been aggressively treating the pain from the start, instead of waiting to it reached the higher levels. I am over the shock of this new delay and have accepted the wheels of progress move very slowly at times.
I was working on painting my livingroom last week, which improved my mood. My husband told me, "If that is all it takes I will buy you 50 gallons of paint." The room has been a project that I have wanted to do for years but never could figure out what I wanted to do. Also my mother-in-law lived with us and any change in the house was upsetting to her. She died a few years ago and I have started doing what I wanted. This house is full of color. I sit in my living room and just look at the Cancun Blue walls so clean and crisp with a very large smile.
Reta
November 28, 2009 - 2:52pmThis Comment
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