Here it is the week of Thanksgiving. I have neglected posting for to long. Sorry :(
In Oct, the 7th - 14th we spent the week at the U of U for more Ketamine. This time we had a infusion buddy to spend the hours with. He was a 78 yr old man with CRPS in his hand. By the end of treatment he was doing great and had no pain. So this treatment works on so many people even ones who have had it for years. Travis had a tougher time and they used a lot higher dose of ketamine this time. In the end it worked and he has been pain free since Oct 13, 2011. This date is special since it is the same day he originally got hurt in 2010. They had been working on different ways to give the treatment. The first time they gave Trav boosts but this time it was just a gradual increase. They started him a lot higher dose. One point they did get it to high and his emotions became a train wreck. All over the place from high to low. That was hard to watch and deal with. Once they turned it down things mellowed out. No hallucinations this time.
Forward to Nov. Trav has a job as a bag boy at Smiths Marketplace. It has helped with getting him to use his leg and build strength back in it. School is still a hard thing but we are working at it. He has a lot of anxiety with all he has been through and lost the past year. He feels different then his friends and has lost a lot of friends so going back to class every day has been a struggle. His Dr. has a treatment plan to work through it. The school counselor and teachers have been so understanding and great to work with.
On our last visit to check up on how things are ( Nov 15). The physical therapist did some different treatments and it flared up the CRPS for a short time. So we know its still in the back ground. The work right now is to re train his brain that being pain free is normal. The hope is to get his brain to imprint a new picture of being pain free and using his leg normally. This can take time but he works at it everyday. No running. jumping or sports yet ( we learned that lesson). He can walk and use his leg pain free and that is huge!!!! No more Dr. visits until Jan 2012!!!!
