Paula Abdul Says She is Now Pain Free
February 27, 2009 by Jeanne
American Idol judge, Paula Abdul, is free of the constant chronic pain that has plagued her for the last decade. The article that I read doesn’t mention it 
but I’m pretty sure her pain issues began with a cheerleading accident when she was 17 and then the plane crash she survived didn’t help.
She has been diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy and complex regional pain syndrome and she had 14 surgeries to try to relieve her pain and discomfort but, finally, the 15th operation seems to be successful.
She told OK magazine: "For the first time in 12 years, I am pain free. I had my 15th surgery to correct my back and neck problems last August and it worked. Finally! I had a new doctor who tried a new procedure and because of that I’m a new woman. I may have to have one more surgery in the spring but after all this, I can handle it."
She adds: "Not only am I pain free, but I am pain-medication free. I weaned myself off everything I’d been taking."
I sincerely hope that the surgery was a success and that she will be able to find some normalcy in her life.
image: Newscom
That’s awesome! I’m so glad that she is pain free!
Yeah I thought that is how it started too, with a cheerleading accident and then she was in that plane crash. I’m so happy she is doing well, I feel so bad for her.