I am new here.  I tore 2 disc in my back in August of 2007 and was mis diagnosed with a loccked joint.  I've done chiropractor visits, accupuncture, physio etc and nothing helped.  They sent me to the orthopedic surgeon and he said there was no surgery they could do due to all the scar tissue that had built up.  He diagnosed me with RSD about 2 months ago ( I'm sure I've had it longer than that though) and has referred me to a neurologist/pain managament specialist for epidural injections.  I'm nervous about going.  Do they really work?

I'm happily married with and 11 yr old daughter, a 4 yr old son and a 3 yr old daughter.  I've found the pain so bad somedays i cannot even get my son to preschool.  I've found that I'm losing strenght and function of my right arm and the pain has spread from the right of my back to the left, down the right leg and into both arms.  The doctors have me taking tramacet, and Methoxisal with Codeine and Zopiclone for sleep as needed.  I'm not getting much if any relief but they won't give me a prescription for anything else until i see the Neurosurgeon, but that's not until the 24th.

 

My husband is frustrated, my house is a disaster and I'm not sure what to do anymore.  I hope I can find some help here.

 

Thanks for listening to me.

 

Lisa