The common denominator for many....years to acquire a diagnoses. I wonder if stonewalling is involved by the medical/insurance industry. It took my wife nearly 4 years for a firm diagnoses. It is a relatively rare disease, but is it that rare where doctors just seem clueless for years? I don't buy it. Two docs mumbled the name RSD and dismissed my wife before she received that firm diagnoses. Kate, I hope things now go smoother for you.