Getting re-humanized by phenylalanine
After breaking my own heart just before the holidays, and then lots of traveling and the sheer delight of swimming in the ocean of love… Read More »Getting re-humanized by phenylalanine
After breaking my own heart just before the holidays, and then lots of traveling and the sheer delight of swimming in the ocean of love… Read More »Getting re-humanized by phenylalanine
Quick brain dump here. There have been a lot of questions lately about treatment options. THIS LIST IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE. It’s barely an overview. It’s… Read More »On treatments and at-home management strategies for CRPS
Older Brother and his wife, Aunt Krusty, sent me a fabulous little doohicky from a medieval town they visited. It’s a brooch of a common… Read More »Of Mice, Medicine, and Malefactors
Someone asked a question on social media that led to my doing a brain-dump on the basic format of current treatment for CRPS. This will… Read More »Treating CRPS enough to have a life
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is the latest in a long line of names for this disease. Some of the older names have been recast to… Read More »Acute pain, chronic brain, and naming this ratfink disease
As many physicians have noted, treating chronic pain is peculiarly frustrating. Therefore, treating a pain condition as subtle, complex and intransigent as CRPS must be… Read More »Rock stars
64% of CRPSers experience significant cognitive decline. Speaking as a member of that majority, I think that sucks. Most people with chronic pain find that… Read More »Is losing our minds to “pain brain” optional?
This picture shows the only thing I can do with any real success right now. Each time a piece goes in, I soak up the… Read More »Recuperating
I’ve been doing intensive massage and craniosacral therapy for the past few weeks. I’m reminded, of course, that the neurological system extends throughout: bodies have… Read More »Remembering and re-membering
Last week’s experimental overdose was not without consequences. There were a couple of days of the most astounding vacuousness, combined with a lethargy and inertia… Read More »Moderation, part 2 (with footnotes)