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Members shared deeply personal experiences with considering amputation for CRPS, with the overwhelming consensus being that amputation would... Read more
The problem with amputation is you could still have pain from phantom pain or for nerves being cut. The CRPS could just move to the cut site. It just isn't a good option. If I knew I would not have pain, I would consider it. I would look into physical therapy, maybe water therapy. You have to get your leg and foot moving to get the swelling down. Your foot acts as a pump to get fluids out and swelling down. I used the big rubber bands they used in physical therapy. Put one under your foot up by your toes and pump your foot back and forth while laying in bed. This will really help build strength and get the swelling down. Make it your goal to walk a little each day if you can. Good luck
Yes I’m not going to but it’s harder to deal with the pain for life and I just recently posted about what happened
Do not do amputation it just damages more nerves spero clinic in arkansas has 80 percent success rate of rerouting nerve signals getting you out of pain
I agree with Jim. God bless
Yeah I feel same way as they all are looking at me thinking I'm being ridiculous and a joke and I guess I have to go along with it to suffer and live with wheelchair and hopefully soon to get scooter to be able to get out more often