CRPS Treatment: pain in foot and leg for 2 years
General details and patient's info
| Gender: | Female. |
| Age: | 39 years old at the time of treatment. |
| Home Country: | United States of America. |
| Illness duration: | 28 months prior to the Neridronate Treatment. |
| Cause: | Neuroma removal surgery. |
| Symptoms: | Cold, burning, stinging ache, pins and needles. Main triggers are stress, lack of sleep, wearing shoes, being active, a mild breeze, vibrations of any kind, standing. Sometimes hurts with no reason. Ankle is weak and hard to move, cramping in foot. |
| Clinical evaluation: | CRPS diagnosis. Pain in right foot, difficulty walking, stump neuroma right 3rd IS, change in color of the extremity, cool to touch, increased sensation and burning with light touch, barely able to tolerate touch. Capillary filling. |
| Time of treatment: | August 2019. |
Why the Patient decided to undergo the CRPS Treatment in Italy
Medical treatment the Patient underwent in Italy
4 neridronate infusions (100mg, I.v. in saline Solution 0,9% 250 ml)
See the Official Study on the Oxford Academics website: https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/52/3/534/1777330
4 Pantoprazole infusions; Paracetamol;
Daily Report
DAY 2: Morning pick-up by her Patient Manager, 1st visit with the Rheumatologist Professor, visit of Verona’s city center.
DAY 3: Morning pick-up by her Patient Manager, 1st Neridronate infusion, the patient feels tired, and she sleeps during the infusion. Visit of Vicenza.
DAY 4: Morning pick-up by her Patient Manager and 2nd Neridronate infusion. The patient feels tired and achy, she sleeps during infusion. Visit of Soave.
DAY 5: Morning pick-up by her Patient Manager and 3rd Neridronate infusion. The patient feels tired but agrees to visit Padova.
DAY 6: Morning pick-up by her Patient Manager, 2nd visit with the Rheumatologist Professor, last Neridronate infusion. The patient feels better than in the previous days.
DAY 7: Morning pick-up by her Patient Manager, drop-off Vicenza train station.
Follow up
OCTOBER 20219: (2 months after Neridronate treatment): the patient is pain free and back to most activities, including horse riding.
APRIL 2020 (6 months after Neridronate treatment): the patients refers important progress and improvements, no more pain, walking again and enjoying her life.
APRIL 2022: (30 months after Neridronate treatment): the patient reports to feel nearly 100% better, she just feels some pain from time to time.
AUGUST 2022 (3 years after Neridronate treatment): the patient is in remission with just occasional bad days.
AUGUST 2023 (4 years after Neridronate treatment): the patient is doing amazing. She only has mild flares occasionally: she ranges their pain level at 3 and says they last 1 to 3 days. They are even getting less and less frequent. Months before our conversation, she had sprained her CRPS ankle and she was afraid that the disease would spread again: on the contrary, she and her Doctor were surprised to see a quick healing and remission.
Conclusion
3 years after the treatment she sprained her ankle and was terrified of seeing the CRPS coming back, but being stronger with Neridronate, it did not happen !