Cause: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

I was living a pretty normal life until November 2007. I had a sick friend who had couldn’t go out in the cold, and me being me, I wanted to help her. She needed her medicine from the pharmacy, so I went to pick it up for her. I never made …

Read Amelia’s original Power Story submission here. Two years ago, I submitted a story about finding out I had been suffering from CRPS since my tendon transfer surgery in 2003. The tale was slightly less general then I expected to be, and the outcome was very nice. However, I am now …

Hi, My name is Nancy, and I live with–I don’t say suffer–RSD. I had bilateral carpal tunnel surgery, which triggered RSD, back in 2001. The one thing never mentioned to me. I found out real quick just what RSD was. It’s a terrible, life-changing disease. I’ve had nerve blocks through …

As a preemie, I am no stranger to hospitals and diagnoses. However, even with all the surgeries, shots and medications I have had, nothing could prepare me for something I didn’t even know I had. Growing up with mild cerebral palsy, I knew about not being able to walk right. It …

I first developed RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy) as a preteen at age 13. Back then, no one knew how to treat it, only to diagnose. It was put in my medical file and never spoken of. I have been living with this monster for almost 30 years. I was finally put on …

On Nov 27, 2007, my day started as any other. I went to my friend who was sick and needed medicine. She could not go out because she had a trac. I decided to go for her. We lived in New York. As I was walking across the street, I …

The Fight Like a Girl Club would like to spotlight one of our members and Power Story writers, Allison Healy, who was recently awarded by the National Collegiate Wrestling Association for her bravery in battling multiple serious medical conditions, including RSD/CRPS, Gastroparesis/Intestinal Dysmotility/DTP, and POTS/Dysautonomia. Allison was chosen for the award after …

Unbroken Spirit in a Broken Body Barely conscious, lying motionless, sounds of hurried conversation and hospital machines loudly blare as my heart rate skyrockets beyond 160, my blood pressure falls past 70/30, and my fever spikes to 105. In the ICU, fluids are vigorously pumped into my thin veins as …

I have had excruciating pain for the past six years. I never knew what it was, it started in my right hand and went into my shoulder. I finally went to see a neurologist in 2011 and they didn’t see what what was wrong so I kept dealing with the …

My name is Ashlee. I grew up in a small town called Waterloo, Nebraska. My whole 23 years of life I have loved being active with sports and animals. My family and friends also mean the world to me. I have been bowling now for almost 19 years, I danced …