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@Jozilla, sorry but I fear my brain has hit overload (a lovely factor of having too many things going on at once that all need my immediate attention and I'm precariously close to 'shut down' mode) and I'm not really comprehending what I'm reading on the website of the doctor (who knew I'm a dummy). This is what it says:
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Dr. Rubin received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Tulane University and his Doctorate of Medicine Degree (MD) from the University of South Florida College of Medicine. After completing his internship in internal medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania/Allegheny General Hospital, Dr. Rubin completed his training in anesthesiology and pain management at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
Since that time, Dr. Rubin has practiced in a variety of diverse settings. After teaching as a faculty member of the Boston University School of Medicine, he went on to establish a clinic in an underserved area of rural Mississippi. In July, 2000, Dr. Rubin began practicing in the state of Arizona.
In 2004, Dr. Rubin established the Arizona Center for Pain Relief, which remains Arizona’s premiere interventional pain management facility. Dr. Rubin is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He is also a diplomate of the American Board of Pain Medicine, and an active member of the International Spine Intervention Society and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. The Arizona Medical Board frequently relies upon Dr. Rubin’s opinion regarding medical board actions.
With over twenty years of experience practicing medicine, Dr. Rubin has performed over 25,000 interventional procedures during his provision of care to thousands of patients, and is proud of his unwavering commitment to expert, compassionate, and ethical care."
That means he IS an anesthesiologist, right?
Thanks for the links @Chihuahuan as well as the good thoughts @dogwheels . Thanks, also. for the laugh @Phil75070
@hopefaith , in laymans terms - RSD is brought on by some sort of trauma to your body (possibly having your leg sawed off in 2 places?) - it's a condition that makes your nerves constantly fire .... may be the cause of my lingering swelling too ...... this procedure is sometimes 'cured' by one treatment, by all 5 treatments or not at all ... the link that Chihuahan posted explains it better than I can. I can't even type properly at this point.
They called today to get me scheduled.....i sent them to voicemail :-(
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Dr. Rubin received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Tulane University and his Doctorate of Medicine Degree (MD) from the University of South Florida College of Medicine. After completing his internship in internal medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania/Allegheny General Hospital, Dr. Rubin completed his training in anesthesiology and pain management at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
Since that time, Dr. Rubin has practiced in a variety of diverse settings. After teaching as a faculty member of the Boston University School of Medicine, he went on to establish a clinic in an underserved area of rural Mississippi. In July, 2000, Dr. Rubin began practicing in the state of Arizona.
In 2004, Dr. Rubin established the Arizona Center for Pain Relief, which remains Arizona’s premiere interventional pain management facility. Dr. Rubin is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He is also a diplomate of the American Board of Pain Medicine, and an active member of the International Spine Intervention Society and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. The Arizona Medical Board frequently relies upon Dr. Rubin’s opinion regarding medical board actions.
With over twenty years of experience practicing medicine, Dr. Rubin has performed over 25,000 interventional procedures during his provision of care to thousands of patients, and is proud of his unwavering commitment to expert, compassionate, and ethical care."
That means he IS an anesthesiologist, right?
Thanks for the links @Chihuahuan as well as the good thoughts @dogwheels . Thanks, also. for the laugh @Phil75070
@hopefaith , in laymans terms - RSD is brought on by some sort of trauma to your body (possibly having your leg sawed off in 2 places?) - it's a condition that makes your nerves constantly fire .... may be the cause of my lingering swelling too ...... this procedure is sometimes 'cured' by one treatment, by all 5 treatments or not at all ... the link that Chihuahan posted explains it better than I can. I can't even type properly at this point.
They called today to get me scheduled.....i sent them to voicemail :-(
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) and doing desensitization to tell the pathways from the brain to accept that I am not in danger anymore. Having a TKR puts some people (me) into a fight or flight mode, which makes a lot of sense to me, and they stay in that place. I am also doing exercises, so it is not only the desensitization stuff. He has given me two short books about this approach. They are all about nerves firing, so I thought of you. 
