Hi Sophie,

I would certainly bring up the MN but you may be accurate that your PM may not be too concerned about it. Mine wasn't especially interested in my pain contributors since he wouldn't really be treating them. He was more concerned about treating the pain and leaving the other kinds of treatment to other specialists. It is worth mentioning though as your doctor may have other ideas or info for you. Intuitively it seems that treating a pain contributor would make a difference but also remember that plenty of people have MN but don't have CRPS.

I hope the sympathetic block helps. If it doesn't then it may mean your pain isn't sympathetically maintained. The evidence on blocks is mixed. They aren't a sure bet but they do work for some people.

I agree with Shay on the mindfulness approach. It does help and reducing stress though challenging is possible. Remind yourself that you are going to be okay. I tended to catastrophize in the beginning which wasn't helpful and wasn't reflective of mine or the majority of outcomes.