I have been living with CRPS for about 4 years now. CRPS is the most painful disease known to mankind. More painful than unprepared child birth, stage 4 cancer, and even amputation according to the McGill Pain Index. The pain never stops and when it flares up I can be in bed for days or… Continue reading CRPS FACTS!
Category: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
My October 21, 2016 Letter For You.
Thank You all for your kind words during this rough time in my life once again. I know many of you had no idea that I was going to be having surgery yet again and on the same Right Foot that I was diagnosed with CRPS last year in February. It was very hard to… Continue reading My October 21, 2016 Letter For You.
Beauty In The Fragile Fighter
There is beauty in the courage of the fragile fighter. Those that persevere, despite all they’ve been through. Yesterday and today I've been getting emails from two women who have been diagnosed with CRPS and don't know what to do. One lives in Canada and the other in Minnesota. It's crazy that I'm… Continue reading Beauty In The Fragile Fighter
We All Need A Little Help
Sometimes it's easy to feel like you're the only one in the world who's struggling, who's frustrated, or unsatisfied, or barely getting by. But that feelings a lie and if you just hold on, just find the courage to face it all for another day and someone, or something, will find you and make it… Continue reading We All Need A Little Help
The McGill Pain Index Scale
MCGILL PAIN INDEX - WHERE IS CRPS PAIN RANKED? Did you know that Causalgia is Latin for "burning pain" it was the first name coined for CRPS. The McGill Pain Index was first developed in 1971 as a way of gauging the quality of pain. It was developed at McGill University by Melzack and Torgerson. … Continue reading The McGill Pain Index Scale
