In the beginning I had a swollen purple red hairy stiff right hand, fingers and wrist. It hurt to even pick up a piece of paper. The pain was constant and my hand was cold sometimes and hot other times. Then it spread up to my right shoulder and then to my other hand and wrist and feet and stomach. The pain is still constant but sometimes it's worse then others. I have excessive hair growth on both of my arms and I can't bend my right wrist after three years of rsd. I can't bend my fingers all the way either. I type mainly with one hand and have to go back and correct my typos and it is very frustrating. The same with writing. My fingers cramp up. I'm right handed and of course of first got rsd in my right hand and wrist. I first had a deep cold aching to the bone pain and stiffness from atrophy and bone fragment left in my wrist which they can't remove because of fear of my rsd spreading. Now I also get burning and deep aching pain on my hands and feet and stomach. Neurontin helps to calm the burning pain a little and the constant deep aching electrical like vibrating internal pain I feel. I also take percocet for the pain too and xanax and zoloft for depression and anxiety. I cut back on my advil because of the problems it was causing my stomach. I see my pm dr every month, my psychiatrist every three months, my neurologist every six months and the list goes on. I hope and pray we will all be cured someday. Don't give up hope. With love, Renee.

PS - I've never been tazed but have seen it on tv and often wonder if it feels like what rsd feels like. It certainly looks like how I feel with rsd. Especially when I'm having a flare.