Hello! As the title states, I'm new to this forum and new to RSD. I broke my lefy scaphoid bone (wrist bone) in half in October 2006. Three weeks later I had surgery to fix it. I was in a cast for about six weeks after surgery then started PT where they treated me with heat and ice, along with exercises. The pain and swelling were horrible, and the PT was concerned...even suggested that I could have RSD. Finally, after feeling my doctor was not being truthful with me, I went to a hand specialist in March. To make a long story a little shorter, the first doc had put the screw in at the wrong angle and it was stabbing through the bone and grinding into another bone. I finaaly had surgery June 22 to remove the screw, which miraculously he was able to remove without removing the bone. My wrist had been immobilized from March 6 to July 6...plus the two months before and after the original surgery that messed everything up. The screw did a lot of damage.

I started hand rehabilitation therapy last week, and the PT told me I have RSD. I think my doc may have mentioned it, too, the day the bandages came off. They used ice on my wrist at the end of therapy last Wednesday, and the swelling and stiffness have been really bad ever since...no matter how much I do the exercises and stretches.

My family doc told me a little over a year ago that I have fibromyalgia. Anyone know anything about a link or issue with the two diseases?

Well, that's my story so far. I look forward to chatting with everyone.