CRPS and the Law | Bryan Pope, Esq. | RSDSA

Bryan is the Managing Partner at The Cochran Firm Texas. He has spent the last 20 years developing a law practice that specializes in helping those who have been diagnosed with CRPS/RSD. He has represented clients in many states around the country including Colorado, Montana, Washington, Texas, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Florida, Oregon, Arkansas, and California.
His team stays on top of the new research, studies, and treatments, to better serve his clients. He frequently lectures to other lawyers about CRPS related legal issues, and is a frequent speaker at RSDSA conferences and events. His law firm is a major sponsor of RSDSA as Bryan believes it is important to support this amazing group and its mission.
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To learn more about complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), visit Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA)’s website at rsds.org.
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[@dare2bdifferent1]

Such a great talk. I've been following Maya's trial closely. This helped me to understand the legalities much better. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Mr. Pope. 💛

[@youdaman5069]

My low back was in pain so I had a low back laminectomy on 1/3/2002 age 39. I woke up screaming in pain complaining my left leg & foot was burning & in unbelievable pain. They couldn’t get it under control and had to keep me nearly knocked out. I was in the hospital for 5 days and release in the same pain with lots of narcotics to take. None of it was working. I had to return to work (electrical engineer in a engineering firm). The pain, spasms, and overall mindset of wondering what is going on was overwhelming. The surgeon didn’t know and sent me to a neurologist for treatment. He zapped me with the testing and couldn’t figure it out. So the surgeon had me do another surgery in March 2002, two months later. I even sketched him a picture of the side of my leg & foot plus a top view of my foot of the path of pain. He did the surgery and I felt worse (if that was possible)! I later found out one month later from the neurologist that he read the surgery notes that said could be RSD. That was the first time I head of that and went home and googled that and cried at what it said. It matched exactly what I was experiencing! Years later I found out that the doctor was supposed to put me on epidural for a week to break the pain cycle which he did 6 months later too late. I also found that by doing the 2nd surgery 2 months after the first he locked me in with it life long. I always wanted to sue the doctor because of not following the protocol to reverse the pain when he could have and knew it. Twenty years later it ruined my career for advancement, my social life, my recreational activities I did like bowling, skiing downhill & cross country, playing in a rock band on weekends, and impacted my family life with my wife (social & sexual), and kids. I became withdrawn and didn’t want to do anything because of the pain. The pain is no longer as bad but it can get extremely bad at any moment and the spasms have grown into my hands. I tried everything, spinal stimulator, epidural shots, ketamine/lidocaine lotion, hyperbaric chamber (17x). I even looked into the ketamine infusion in Germany, Mexico, etc. to years ago. I signed up with RSDSA and found local RSD groups who met monthly that helped me to talk to others who have this horrible condition. I pray that the FDA approves the full version of the ketamine infusion and insurance to cover it and for a cure!

[@luke144]

I sure wish I could sue the doctor that did this to me!

[@thecookbook3321]

Yes I wish someone could have helped me after my surgery but of course I wasn't diagnosed until the statue was up. I never knew I would be disabled my entire life over the doctors trama induced surgery. I was not the only one he made a mistake on. Of course auto insurance delayed my surgery needed to fix the doctor mistake. I was told the doctors will say there is always a risk. One is also if another doctor will say it was not a typical mistake. Yes my nerve was cut. It was hell waiting to have it buried with the 8 month delay by the auto insurance.

[@junemaybe]

Dr. Jayen Harshad Patel did pain pump surgery Sept 9, 2020 in Tulsa, OK. I had to have 5 more surprises involving my back & ribs & the Dr. Said Monday that he's sure I have CRPS. I don't know what to do bc it's caused me to be mentally insane. I have proof of all this. I feel so alone. I am begging for help.

[@thecookbook3321]

I love the advocate for pain treatment idea. We need new legislation for statue of limitations for diagnosed needs to be changed. Most time when you receive the diagnosis it is way past already.

[@judyrobin6911]

It took over ten years for a doctor to believe me. The original doctor though I was drug seeking. It was a neurologist because I was in a car accident. Is there anything I can do legally? I developed crps from a cervical fusion. Is there anything legal I can do?

[@judyrobin6911]

I did not sign any thing before surgery about crps. I had to stay in the hospital an extra day because by body swelled up and was read. It happened close to Dallas.

[@alishacas9162]

I was injured at school. This was in 1998. They had a leaky roof and it had been raining, there was a wet spot on the floor and I was on crutches (I had sprained my ankle playing volleyball. It was a normal sprain) I slipped on the wet spot while on my crutches and landed on my sprained ankle. It immediately turned blue and I thought I crushed every bone in my foot and ankle. I had to rip the air cast off I had on the sprained the ankle it hurt so bad. Twenty days later I was diagnosed with RSD. It has been 23 years of hell. I know have a pain pump implant. We went to see a lawyer here in St. Louis about suing the school, but he said the most I could sue the school for was $100,000 and I would have to pay back the insurance for everything so it wasn’t worth it. I was wondering if that was true.

[@thecookbook3321]

No fault auto insurance by far worst experience ever.