Hi there
Im a 12 year old girl whos recentley been diagnosed with RSD. The problem started when I sprained my ankle 18 weeks ago. We rested it and after 5 days it got worse so my mum took me to the hospital where they x-rayed it and said i wasnt broken, they send me home and told me to rest it and ice it. After 2 weeks it got worse I had discolouring, temperature changes, swelling, sharp stabbing pain, burning pain and I could feel a spasm running up my leg., so my mum once again took me to the hospital, where they reffered me to physiotherapy.

I had 6 weeks of physiotherapy and hydrotherapy twice a week, both of which made my ankle worse and it started turning out into eversion. The physiotherapists said that it wasnt going to work because there was nothing wrong with me and that I was holding my leg in that position to get out of school.

My mum went mad with them and immediatley took me to another hospital where they immedietley admitted me. I had several blood tests which confirmed I was at risk of developing Athritis. The consultant there told me and my parents that they suspected it was RSD but to be totally sure they had to reffer me to another hospital for me to see an RSD specialist. The next day I was reffered to the RSD specialist who told us that it was RSD and that he had to peform a nerve block. The day after I went to theatre for them to peform a nerve block which had no affect. I was put on Gabapentin tablets (900mg a day) which made me really wobbly, can anyone tell me if this is a side effect?? I am also having breathing difficulties, my mum rang the hospital and they said it was probably a cold and to leave it, but I have no symptoms of a cold.

Can anyone please provide me some information about RSD please?
Sorry its so long.
Love
Alison