New Developments…again

Kerissa • May 03, 2012
“When obstacles and trials seem

Like prison walls to be,

Streams in the Desert

As I wrote in a previous post , my life is truly a “two steps forward, one step back” kind-of-thing.  One and a half weeks ago, I was actually doing so well!  I didn’t have burning pain in my left arm, and pretty much the only pain I had was localized in my finger from the initial trauma back in November.  But that was not to last.  On Friday, I noticed my left upper back burning.  It wasn’t too painful, but the next day, things started feeling worse.  By Monday, the burning pain spread to my right upper back, so I emailed my pain management dr., and by God’s grace, he had an opening for me to see him this morning.  It’s been a long day.  The CRPS has, in fact, spread to my back, and we’re not yet sure why.  Today, my dr. told me CRPS doesn’t usually spread to other areas this quickly .  This does happen but not very often.  He said that, in other people, CRPS usually stays in one spot, like in the foot.  But with me, CRPS is more of a whole body disease of the nervous system.

Sooo, now I am to get some lab work done, and if anything shows up positive, I will go back to the OHSU rheumatologist to once again rule out any other diseases/conditions.  I will be starting up biofeedback with one of the doctors at the pain center.  My pain dr. also wants me to switch the nortriptyline to a different pain med because the nortriptyline may partly be why I have tachycardia..  Waiting to hear back from him right now because the cost of the med I was going to try is SO expensive!  The pharmacy told us it’s expensive because it’s a brand name and is classed as a tier 2 drug. :

Thank you so much for your prayers!  Prayer is powerful.🙂  I will keep updating when there are new developments!

By Kerissa Lee 23 Jan, 2024
Hi, friends, I had a whole other post ready to go with some good news, but instead, I have an urgent prayer request. I started experiencing sudden onset numbness, tingling, and weakness in my whole left leg, and it’s been so scary. 🥺 It just came on out of the blue. I was doing so well with physical therapy each week (able to walk fast on the treadmill and leg press 40 lbs), and now, I have to limp because my left leg is soo weak. I really want to avoid the ED as much as possible, so I saw one of my doctors today. She’s concerned I’m having a big motor nerve issue. 😭 The plan is to see a physical medicine specialist, have a nerve conduction study, get an urgent MRI done, as well as see my PCP and pain doctor on the 25th and 29th for further evaluation/testing. I know I already said this, but it really has been so scary to lose function so quickly. Can you pray that I will trust the Lord and not worry? It’s been very hard, so I’d really appreciate your prayers and support in the coming weeks. Thank you so much. ❤️
By Kerissa Lee 01 Jan, 2024
"Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth." Hosea 6:3
By Kerissa Lee 11 Dec, 2023
"This hard place in which you, perhaps, find yourself, is the very place in which God is giving you opportunity to look only to Him."  Elisabeth Elliot
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