Yes, it so frustrating when this happens, so it is a good idea to take photographs so you have visible proof. In the winter my right leg and foot were red most of the time, but now that the weather is warm, the purply red only appears when I walk, so if I was seen sitting my ankle would be swollen, but my foot and leg might not be red.

There are lots of misperceptions about CRPS. In March my presentation was casebook. No one could touch my foot. Now there is less pain, but putting certain socks on kills me and wearing shoes is torture. I also had laser hair removal years ago, so excessive hair growth as another symptom isn't possible.

The patchy osteoporosis in my foot and ankle on a May X-ray when it wasn't there in the October xray confirmed the diagnosis.