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Through critical, and sometimes painful, self-searching, each blog post will examine a specific personal topic with the hopes of reaching a resolution that encourages greater optimism.
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Tag Archives: RSD
Navigating Cold Weather with CRPS/RSD: A Call for Advice
Learning the Lingo “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” – Anne Bradstreet I will be the first to admit that I … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges
Tagged chronic pain, cold, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Pain Management, RSD, winter
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Learning to Hope, Not Wish
“The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.” – Flora Whittemore Everything has changed. Everything. Yet it’s the smallest of these changes that tend to bother me the most, such as my once naturally … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Treatments
Tagged chronic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Health, Hope, Optimism, RSD, Wish
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Struggles with Wishing for Normalcy
“It is normal to give away a little of one’s life in order not to lose it all.” – Albert Camus I just picked myself up off the bed after curling into a ball, crying for an hour. These … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Happiness, Victories
Tagged achievement, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, happiness, Mental health, overcoming challenges, Pain, RSD
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Sometimes Finding Yourself is as Easy as Finding Your Friends
“Life is partly what you make of it, and partly what is made by the friends we choose.” – Tennessee Williams A Missing Person You may be asking yourself where I have been. I have found myself asking that very … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Happiness, Victories
Tagged Baylor College of Medicine, birthday, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Pain Management, RSD
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Realizing Disappointments Are Not Setbacks
Everyday Disappointments “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King Disappointments have been intensely magnified over the past few months; they are lurking everywhere. I have waited so long to hear good news that … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Pain Management, RSD, strength
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Taking the Long Way Home
Suffering Silently “The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Treatments, Victories
Tagged chronic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Pain Management, RSD, stress
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Together We are Not Alone
Loneliness. Anger. Fear. Laughter. “Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.” – Dag Hammarskjold I find myself wrapped in my own darkness these days. Regardless of the number … Continue reading
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Tagged Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Health, Laughter, Loneliness, Pain Management, RSD
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The Shades of Grey We Know
The Illusion of Colorlessness “Shades of grey wherever I go The more I find out the less that I know Black and white is how it should be But shades of grey are the colors I see.” – Billy Joel … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Treatments
Tagged Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, complications, CRPS, emotions, Health, Hope, Physical therapy, RSD
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Fighting an Invisible Fear
The Struggle of a New Optimist “I like the man who faces what he must, With steps triumphant and a heart of cheer, Who fights the daily battle without fear.” – Sarah Knowles Bolton I’m not really certain whether I … Continue reading
Posted in Background, Challenges, Treatments
Tagged Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, fear, Health, infection, RSD, surgery
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Some Surprises are Delightful
New Beginnings “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.” – Ambrose Redmoon Some days are more difficult than others, though this last week was particularly hard. I transitioned … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Treatments, Victories
Tagged Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Health, Hope, Optimism, Pain Management, RSD, surgery
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Assuring Everyone You Will be Okay
The Closing of One Door and Opening of Another “Accept everything about yourself – I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end – no apologies, no regrets.” – Henry Kissinger I just walked away … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Victories
Tagged chronic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Health, nerve block, Physical therapy, RSD
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Remembering to March On
The Wars We Fight I’m normally in bed by now, but I found myself touched by a song today that I had somehow never heard on my playlist. I’m moved by things that I love, and, honestly, there’s not much … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Treatments
Tagged Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, courage, CRPS, Health, Pain Management, RSD, strength
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Physical Therapy and Weaning Off of Pain Medicine
“Pain is such an uncomfortable feeling that even a tiny amount of it is enough to ruin every enjoyment.” – Will Rogers Weaning Off Pain Medicine While in Pain This is my third time weaning myself off of pain medicine … Continue reading
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Tagged Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Health, Optimism, Pain Management, Physical therapy, RSD
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Transitions: Becoming a Better Person
“The key to change…is to let go of fear.” – Rosanne Cash Change: The Only Constant I am adverse to change. No, I am terrified of change. I’m so terrified of change that I purchased a year’s supply of hair … Continue reading
Posted in Background, Challenges, Happiness, Victories
Tagged change, complex regional pain syndrom, CRPS, fear, Health, Optimism, RSD
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The Woes of Medical Billing
Errors, Errors, Errors…A Broken System “There’s always something to be thankful for. If you can’t pay your bills, you can be thankful you’re not one of your creditors.” – Unknown I can only hope I am the only person that … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges
Tagged billing, billing errors, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Health, Insurance, medical billing, organization, RSD
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Journey to Optimism
The Journey to Optimism with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 