Hi Everyone,
It’s been a while since our last update because, honestly, we have been too discouraged to write. Kathryn’s relief from this Ketamine treatment was short-lived.
Kathryn has been using a crutch again for a week. She is still making it through a full day of school and she is swimming a little, but all is very hard, with lots of pain returning.
We think we know why her CRPS is flaring and why the Ketamine Therapy could not hold her pain down for long, but this is only an educated guess….
A person with CRPS has a “broken” pain response system. Something as trifling as an in-grown toenail or a thunderstorm can flare their pain. Also illnesses like pneumonia or other infections can play the culprit in raising pain.
Kathryn has suffered with severe hives, rash and painful itching all over her body for 8 months now. We NOW know the source of the trouble and are treating it. Also, after 8 months of scratching, a staph infection, probably present and missed for months, is also being treated. Both the severe skin issues and the staph infection hold huge potential in raising pain in those with CRPS.
Will her pain lower when we solve these problems that have finally been diagnosed correctly? We simply don’t know- our past experience says no.
Should we try another Ketamine treatment when these other problems are solved? We don’t know.
This we know for sure… that God is in control, that he loves Kathryn dearly, (and you too) and that His help is never far away.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
You all hold a dear place in our hearts!!
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