Sweetheart it doesn't matter if you have CRPS chronic pain is still painful (no pun intended). For those blisters make an epsom salt foot soak with warm water. It will help the new skin harden up. It's rotten when you go from being great at your job to falling behind and not being able to do it. I was the same way. For years I was bitter, angry, and lashing out at everyone. I even yelled at my poor dog because she was being a dog. I kept going to Dr's hoping someone knew what was wrong. Here in the USA the drs really have the gods complex going. We understand being scared, we understand a lot more than people think. I'm on another RSD/CRPS forum and am about to leave it because it's become a who's more bitter and angry than the next person contest. Yeah I don't need that. I need information. I need people that can talk positive more than bitter. Any chronic pain disorder is more than the pits. There have been times I just thought of taking my dog and walking away. We could just walk. Just her and I. My husband wouldn't be getting yelled at, my family wouldn't have to hear me being a bitter angry person who turned her back on everyone because "they didn't understand". This was before my goober boys came along. Then I realized I would be hurting my husband more, and my pain would follow. If I gave up and just walked (or in my case hobbled) away I wouldn't ever really find out what is wrong. So I'm still here. I'm still fighting to figure everything out. Yes I'll have this for the rest of my life. I can only hope and pray I have more good days then bad. I can only work to get the word out more about chronic pain issues. Also it doesn't matter if the nice guy that caught you was supporting the opposition. We are ALL human. Now for the kid that knocked into you. He needs a good switching as my Nannay says lol. I remember getting those when I needed them lol. What I was trying to get across was don't let the fear become your world. Don't hold it to you like it's a lover. We need to try and let it go. Your husband sounds like he is really trying to support you. Also moms are like that everywhere. Mine tells me the same thing. If I get too cold I start fidgeting because I start hurting. I'm in my mid 30s now and still get it lol. I can understand about the cleaning thing. I prefer to clean my own home. I have a full sink of dishes that need doing. I'm getting my oldest son to help some. There are times I don't get something done or physically can't. Right now I call my father in law to help. I'm paying yesterday and today for planting my trees but I'm still proud of doing it. We need to try to find something we can do that makes us happy. We are all scared of the unknown and what ifs. We just have to figure out how to do the things we want with out letting every scary thing get in the way. I use a cane daily. If I don't I fall or some how end up with my nose in dirt. I don't like relying on someone to carefully maneuver me around things, or sit on the sidelines. I want to dance my way thru this. Yes it's not a very good dance but I'm dancing my version of a jig. If you're scared, or hurting talk. Don't say maybe tomorrow I will, or maybe next week, or month, or year I will say something. Let us know. We will commiserate, or say buck up, or something. I tell myself all the time just do it. You never know what you can do until you try. You never know what worlds open up until you take that first step. Don't let any of this beat us. If you want to try something try it. Now I'm not saying go climb Mt Everest. I'm talking about the little things we can do. Go run the vacuum across the floor, go sweep out the cobwebs, go plant something. Even if it's in a pot someone brings you. Just do it. Enjoy life and don't berate yourselves if you have to take a pain med every now and then. It's only a sign of weakness if you let it be. Go laugh and smile and enjoy life again. Just a little slower this time. If you live in a neighborhood go sit on the porch with a pitcher of tea and say hi to everyone going by. See who stops in to talk. Give life a chance. It may be a lot slower than before the pain started but we can still enjoy.