Whiteaa,

I am glad the gymnastics are doing you good. I too have had a good response to exercise and feel it has positively impacted my improvement I just have to be careful and still try new things at a greatly reduced pace before slowly increasing the work. I just wanted to make sure you weren't getting carried away . I notice for myself that if I have sports aggravation my CRPS symptoms can increase so I just pull back a little till they settle.

Kevscar,

My PM made a point to tell me that if I had trauma or surgery anywhere that my symptoms could come back like they were originally. That is a daunting possibility. Surgery seems especially concerning but other trauma may as Catra said depend on degree and the individual. Recently I knocked the heck outta my affected leg on a pointed metal bar on a bed frame that was sticking out too far. Of course I had to hit it right where the superficial peroneal nerve is most easily dinged near the shin. I had that awful sensation like hitting your funny bone. I bruised badly and had some weird nervy symptoms for about a week. My approach was to rest, elevate, use arnica on the bruise, do gentle stretching, take Vit C and try to keep my stress and worry down. Easier said than done! Thankfully it resolved and I am not having any new pain. Funny, I got through that but getting my IV for ketamine makes me nervous every time.

I hope we can all take the knocks life throws us without worsening!