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Can I Continue With Ketamine For Full Body Complex Regional Pain Syndrome And Complex Partial Seizures?
Hi,
I am in a complicated situation where my neurologist retired and I have full body Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and a Hx of complex partial seizures that are very well controlled. I live in Cherry Hill ,NJ and have multiple other illnesses due to my RSD which has enabled me to get around. I am VERY confused where to go
and who to go to. A neurologist who deals with pain management along with my other issues or if I should go separately to neuro and pain management . I have been searching and searching on line . There are Physical rehab pain management Dr.s,, Regular Pain Management, Dr's , pain management - pain medicine-anesthesiology Dr,s -pain management anesthesiology Dr,. I am so VERY confused!! I have taken ketamine for 4 yrs. until my ins. stopped paying for it
I am on pain medicine and have been for over 15 yrs. I have been in the hospital for lidocaine .Because of this disease I have had part of my colon taken out due to it causing blood clots. I receive monthly Gamma globulin infusions due to low IGG levels which is felt is caused by this disease.
It has affected my health in so many more ways. What I am saying is this is a serious illness I have all over and I can not afford to pick the wrong Dr,s or the wrong hospital to be affiliated and I can not travel anymore. I Thank you for your insight as Dr,s. Any help in sorting out this problem for me would be much appreciated.
Sincerely,
Annette Valiante
I am in a complicated situation where my neurologist retired and I have full body Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and a Hx of complex partial seizures that are very well controlled. I live in Cherry Hill ,NJ and have multiple other illnesses due to my RSD which has enabled me to get around. I am VERY confused where to go
and who to go to. A neurologist who deals with pain management along with my other issues or if I should go separately to neuro and pain management . I have been searching and searching on line . There are Physical rehab pain management Dr.s,, Regular Pain Management, Dr's , pain management - pain medicine-anesthesiology Dr,s -pain management anesthesiology Dr,. I am so VERY confused!! I have taken ketamine for 4 yrs. until my ins. stopped paying for it
I am on pain medicine and have been for over 15 yrs. I have been in the hospital for lidocaine .Because of this disease I have had part of my colon taken out due to it causing blood clots. I receive monthly Gamma globulin infusions due to low IGG levels which is felt is caused by this disease.
It has affected my health in so many more ways. What I am saying is this is a serious illness I have all over and I can not afford to pick the wrong Dr,s or the wrong hospital to be affiliated and I can not travel anymore. I Thank you for your insight as Dr,s. Any help in sorting out this problem for me would be much appreciated.
Sincerely,
Annette Valiante
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Sat, 7 Dec 2013
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Wed, 11 Dec 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
It is unfortunate that you are not able to find the correct doctor and the correct hospital to treat your symptoms. Moreover, the insurance has stopped paying for the ketamine.
To begin with, you should consult a neurologist for the treatment of seizures, and a pain medicine specialist for the management of complex regional pain syndrome.
I hope my reply has helped you.
I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
Thank you for posting your query.
It is unfortunate that you are not able to find the correct doctor and the correct hospital to treat your symptoms. Moreover, the insurance has stopped paying for the ketamine.
To begin with, you should consult a neurologist for the treatment of seizures, and a pain medicine specialist for the management of complex regional pain syndrome.
I hope my reply has helped you.
I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
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