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Chloe's Experience
Great story of a teenager getting her life back.
Our Satisfied Collaborators
Collaborator Name - Jose Perez
Before Treatment
Life before CRPS was great, I had a great paying career as a Respiratory Therapy Supervisor and enjoyed a high level of autonomy to care for patients and to assist staff. I was with my company for over 25 years and had great friends and camaraderie with my colleagues. My wife was and still is a career long nurse. I was able to do activities like snow skiing, rollerblading, or water skiing. We have two kids that are in or studying to work in healthcare.
What triggered CRPS has not been established as I have had 3 hand surgeries (bilateral carpal tunnel, bilateral De Quarvian’s release, and bilateral trigger finger release on 2 left fingers and 3 right fingers). I most recently had radio frequency ablation on two cervical disc and two lumbar discs. I have had numerous epidurals since my first herniated disc in 2003. I had a torn ligament in elbow, from doing CPR, and a torn rotator cuff in right shoulder. I have had corticosteroid shots and stem cell injections (platelet rich plasma) in both right elbow and shoulder. And after 2 1/2 years of dealing with pain, I was diagnosed in October 2023 with CRPS, which is in my right upper Thermatome (right shoulder, right elbow, and right hand.
Note: It is not uncommon to see CRPS develop after multiple pain events and or other painful diseases like fibromyalgia or Ehlers Danlos Syndome.
Life after CRPS is not fun as pain is constant and easily worsened by movement, activity, stress, weather (cold, rain, humidity), putting pressure on right shoulder or even laying on right shoulder. I have had dystonia (involuntary muscle contractions causing jerking or twisting) that comes and goes in right and left arm and hands. I have always had a high tolerance for pain. For example, despite being a lifelong skier, I slipped on ice and thought I twisted my ankle. I walked into doctor’s office the next day and was told I needed surgery with a titanium plate and screws. But the level of CRPS pain can be excruciating and mentally challenging. I can not do the hobbies and activities I did before as they would trigger excruciating pain. I am now disabled and unable to help my wife and family as I did before with my income from work and physically helping them; which is a difficult situation as I was a hard worker and now I feel worthless in a sense.
60-90% of CRPS sufferers cannot maintain a job because of the intense pain. Tragically, 50% go undiagnosed and approximately 50% of those suffering get disability. Thus, 25% of those who can’t work are able to get disability.
After Treatment
I say that I have tried everything under the sun. Things that I have tried include Physical Therapy, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, acupuncture (with and without electrical stimulation), Tens unit (normal and medically prescribed), psychiatrist counseling, chiropractic therapy, ultrasound therapy, dry needling, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Shockwave therapy, medical cannabis, multiple supplements including Chinese tea, stem cell therapy, corticosteroid injection, trigger point injections, traction therapy, red light therapy, HOCATT therapy, 4 body cleanse therapy (gut, liver, lungs, and blood). Digestive enzyme therapy. Suction cup therapy. Qgong meditation exercises. Pain management workbook therapy. Thermography for diagnostic purposes. EMG for diagnostic purposes. Multiple MRIs. Gua Sha massage. Reiki massage therapy. Hot tub and Epsom salt bath therapy. Psychedelic mushrooms. Rife frequency machine. And Kratom. These are the things that I remember.
This is not uncommon. CRPS sufferers often try 10’s of different treatment options, many prescribed by a pain management doctor or therapist. Indeed, in general when someone is diagnosed the medical community throws everything and the kitchen sink at it.
The Stratis Bio formulation has been a godsend and it actually provides some extended pain relief (few hours) and actually has helped stop thoughts of suicide, which I had occasionally before the formulation when pain was at it’s worst. I believe so much in the this formulation that I invested in company.
Over 70% of CRPS sufferers go through suicidal idealization, the last step before attempting suicide. 5-15% of CRPS sufferers attempt suicide at least once. This translates to 7 suicide attempts a day in the US. Jose also was our first investor, which we’re thankful for and allowed us to patent the formulation.
Colloborator Name - Danielle Wright
Before Treatment
I worked full time as a pediatric home care nurse taking care of premature babies at home with trachs and ventilators. I remodeled and flipped houses. I loved ballroom dance competitions, kayaking, hiking, camping, wave running, 4 wheeling, traveling, the beach, foster parenting and more.
In 2004, I was stopped in road construction and a drunk driver hit me twice while speeding which caused me to have a 23 hour spine surgery. I developed RSD/CRPS in my spine and ribcage.
In January 2024 I had foot surgery and it spread to my foot.
For my spine and ribcage: I was bedridden, then it took me 2 years to learn how to walk unassisted and I struggled to do the most basic of things that most take for granted like showering, laundry, cooking and cleaning. It was super painful to take a deep breath, cough and sneeze. I lost most of my independence.
For my foot: I couldn’t wear a sock or sneaker, couldn’t tolerate shower water to hit my foot, used a cane to walk around the house but couldn’t tolerate being on my foot much at all.
After Treatment
Tons of different nerve blocks, field blocks, lidocaine, Botox, epidurals and many other procedures, medications, supplements and pool therapy all of which made things lots worse. I later tried lymphatic drainage, fascia release, joint mobilizations and lots of hands on physical therapy, all of which helped a little but it’s been years of super slow moving improvement with lots of setbacks.
I’m able to cook, clean, garden and care for things in and out of my house with minimal assistance. I have my independence back.
Danielle’s pain levels were at an 8-9 in her ribs and 7 in her foot with the severe allodynia. Her pain levels now are consistently around a 1 or 2.
