TENS Unit - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Message Board

Lizotte · 09-11-2003, 05:47 PM

I have gotten my own TENS unit. I finally have gotten brave enough to put it directly over the scar that is my RSD problem. Now it is red and swollen. Has this happened to anyone else? I mean, I know now not to do that, but how close can each of you come to the scar before having a reaction? If you have a reaction, does further treatment make it better or worse if you keep covering the scar with the TENS unit? Any information will help me.

LiZ

tootles73 · 09-11-2003, 08:12 PM

Liz,
I too have a TENS unit and I have put it right over my scar and cranked it up to 10 and I don't feel a thing. I think the nerves in my hand are shot, which is kind of what the EMG showed, but then how is it I still can have pain!?!? Cheryl

cattys · 09-11-2003, 08:14 PM

Tootles,

I also have RSD in my hand. Does your hand still get that bad burning sensation in it even though your nerves are so bad.

Take Care

cattys

Lizotte · 09-13-2003, 05:05 PM

I can only get the TENS Unit cranked to 5 or 6 before I am coming out of my seat. I have it in my lt foot. I can't imagine it in my hands. That just gives me chills. It did migrate though to my upper arm for one day. It was really weird. I vein just kind of popped out, raised up from the skin real like that bluish/purple color and then the cold feeling started. But, it only lasted one day. I felt so blessed. I don't like the migrating part. The FNP at my PMD's office told me about 80% of RSD patients will experience some form of migration. It can last a few hours, days, weeks or years. I wish someone was doing a study on RSD around here. I would love to be and be their test rat or whatever they wanted to call me. It's like I ask all kinds of questions, I even write them down so that I can bring them in and write down the doc's answers and still so much isn't known. YELL!

LiZ