Originally Posted by scubaforsythe

Hello NanaJ,
Sorry to hear your having so much trouble!! I'm in Northern Ohio and having similar issues!! My doctor told me he did not believe it was RSD due to the fact I had trouble raising my arm above my head. My Red is in my shoulder and a couple days before my initial appointment with him I really over used it trying to help get my daughter into her prom dress, sinching up a corseted dress can be difficult when one arm is paralyzed and the other is injured and is riddled with rsd. But of course, in his almightiness he knew better and decided he would not give me pain meds, but would put me on lyrica and scheduled a nerve block to see if I had red or not. I also don't get a lot of other symptoms, just some swelling, temp differences cannot be felt due to my left side being so messed up from the stroke I had 41 years ago, so this doesn't help him believe me. I wonder if Ohio is just a bad state to get help in??? Have you thought about the Cleveland clinic? I'm not too far from there and if this doctor doesn't un-insert his head from his backside at the next visit, then I will be calling Cleveland clinic.

Sending healing love and hugs