I have had Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) for the past year and a half and now after several surgries I have almost all of my pain resolved and I want to go back into Figure Skating again. I was a competitor and really into it before I got my CRPS, and now I want to go back into it, but I don't know if I should because if I were to move a lead from my Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) I would be in pain again because that SCS is what blocks my pain. What does anybody think about this who has figure skated/dealt with CRPS/or is medical professional. I've talked with my doctor and he's pretty much left it open to me to decide and I don't know what to do can anybody give me some advice?
2007-03-18
14:04:36
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What is everbody's opinon about skating again after having getting a chronic pain syndrome like this and having the possibility of it coming back because of a fall or something?
2007-03-24
16:48:55 ·
update #1
I've had my SCS leads in place now for a little over 4 months. I do know how easily they move because I've had 4 lead revisment surgeries because my heavy scarring from my scarring conditoin causes them to move or have the stimulus be blocked.
2007-03-25
12:04:52 ·
update #2