What is RSD? According to E.R. Physician Dr. Travis Stark, any time you suffer an injury, pain signals are sent to your central nervous system and your brain saying “this hurts”, but with RSD, the pain signal never stops and the pain can actually get worse over time. The injured area experiences inflammation and over time the pain moves past the limb where the original injury was. Not only can it cause severe pain and swelling, RSD can also cause spasms throughout your body, not only in your extremities but also in things like your bladder.
Kathy says that there are moments when she cannot handle the pain. “The pain and the burning at times feels very similar to being burned on a hot stove, but intensified by 10,” she says.
Would amputation be an option? Kathy’s pain management specialist, Dr. Stephen Barkow says “It’s a disease of the central nervous system – the brain and spinal cord are also involved. So typically, if you were to amputate the limb, the disease gets worse and spreads to other limbs. Dr. Barkow says “Kathy has a particularly aggressive form of RSD, and she should be in a medical textbook, because it’s so aggressive despite being in treatment for 10 years.”
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If you or someone you love is suffering from RSD/CRPS as the result of someone else’s negligence, call us for help. We will talk to you and review your case for free. The Tyrone Law Firm specializes in representing those who have suffered a devastating injury, such as RSD/CRPS resulting from an accident or injury caused by the negligence of another. Our personal injury firm here in Atlanta has been very successful in trying such cases.
Nelson Tyrone handles RSD/CRPS, Brain Injury, Spine Injury, and Birth Injury cases throughout the United States. He recently obtained the largest medical malpractice verdict in the history of Gwinnett County. He involves only the top medical, rehabilitation and life-care plan experts in the field. His results on behalf of clients include several of the largest settlements and verdicts on record.
You can reach us at 404-377-0017 or via email at admin@tyronelaw.com. If we can’t help you, we will do our best to put you into the hands of lawyers who can.
Check back next week to read Part 3, with more information on “Living with RSD”.
Hayley serves as a Labor and Delivery Nurse Consultant for the Tyrone Law Firm. She attended and graduated Cum Laude from the University of Georgia in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism/Public Relations. After graduation she moved to the gulf coast where she pursued a career in real estate and development.
