Hey Alison,

As Betsy said - I am one of the few UKers - so if you are English then hey! (but actually, I guessed from your email that you were American!, please tell and put us all out of our misery waiting to know!)...

swelling - keeping your leg up when you are sitting might help. As Betsy says things like tubigrip (UK), soccor socks or other stuff can help with reducing the swelling as well if you can wear them. Also trying to keep the blood moving will help pump the fluid back into your body so it isn't sitting in your leg.

colour changes - keeping your leg up when you are sitting might help with this as well as well as with some of the pain. Heat helps some people as does things like wiggling toes/ keeping blood moving in others.

Eversion - so your foot points outwards? Can it be twisted back in to straight? or strapped straight? Did I get it right and that the RSD affects both ankles or simply one?

Breathing difficulties - you should contact your dr about this!

But, as I said earlier. Many young people/ teenagers get better and recover/ go into remission.

Love

Frogga xxxxxxx