Hi and welcome,

I'm sorry you've had to join but hope you find it a soft place to land for support and understanding.

There's little worse than hurting your affected limb, besides the pain there is the worry of setting things off and wondering when the heck it's going to calm down.

Please be sure all is well with that toe before attributing the symptoms to CRPS. Swelling and the resulting shiny skin could also have resulted from infection from bumping the toe and breaking the skin minutely. It's always good to be sure everything is ruled out and treated.

If it is the CRPS flaring there are medication options. Some doctors will give a short course of steroids and/or gabapentin to help the area settle. 500 mg daily of vitamin C isn't a bad idea either. Knocking down the additional free radicals from inflammation may help.

I hope your appointment goes well and you get relief soon,