Well, here we go. Hardware is coming out Monday, November 9, by an ortho surgeon who is well versed in CRPS. The conclusion is that the hardware is likely why he finds it painful to raise his foot during the gait cycle. In any case, it adds to pain and makes his foot stiff and drives him crazy. He has wanted it out for a long time. We're hoping and praying that he will have much less pain walking without all that in there.

I've been doing some research on what precautions can be taken to make sure surgery doesn't cause CRPS flare. One interesting idea was to make sure the iv bags are warmed, so the limb doesn't get too cold. That makes sense to me, because his foot always feels better when it's warm.

Any other ideas or suggestions or research you could point me to would be great!