Hello everyone,

I was just officially diagnosed with CRPS two days ago. It started about 9 weeks ago, when I was doing a HIIT video and stepped wrong. The pain came on slowly over the weekend and two days later, underneath my ankle was killing me. I went to the orthopedic walk in, and he diagnosed me with Peronneal tendinitis. He put me in a boot and said come back in 2 weeks. Came back and put me on crutches for two weeks... he then referred me to a colleague of his. He said "give it two more week, you should be fine." He referred me to an ankle specialist who referred me to a Physical Medicine Dr who officially diagnosed me. Wow, what a roller coaster. I guess the average is 5-10 Doctors for a diagnosis... I hit 4.

I am on my way to increasing the gabapentin to 1800 mg/day. Right now I'm at 600 mg. I am doing hot/cold foot baths, Physical Therapy, and foot massages. I will have a ganglian nerve block in the next few weeks. I have a few questions and I will continue to research, but wanted people's opinions.
1.) Is it normal for tendinitis to cause CRPS? Or is that odd?
2.) Does Gabapentin really cause weight gain, or does it depend on the person?
3.) I was told that narcotics wouldn't help this kind of pain, is that true? (Even though my Dr. prescribed some so help before the Neurontin kicks in).
4.) My foot is always cold, about 2-5 degrees colder than the other. He said that usually means that it's progressed further than the burning phase. Has anyone else heard that?
5.) What natural vitamins can I take that would help promote healing?

I'm so confused. The ankle specialist says that she won't do surgery on my peronneal tendons until this is under control. I'm so glad I have found this forum. I'm hoping it'll help me cope with this frustrating disease.

Thanks in advance. I look forward to hearing responses.
Jessica