Hello everyone.

I’ve been on this site before and got some amazing support and advice, and here I am again, in another situation!

Trying to keep this short - I broke my collarbone in June 2016 and had it operated on - plated and pinned in July of that year.

After so many months it was still bothering me and the Surgeon suggested I may have RSD ... I was supposed to go back and see him as yes, it is still bothering me, but since then, I had a fall from my mobility scooter onto a road - luckily the traffic stopped!

There was no break to my hand but I was taken into Hospital as they suspected something called Compartment Syndrome ... the following day a rash spread up my arm and they worried about Sepsis ... so I ended up having two weeks in Hospital with my arm in an elevated sling, with anti biotics and lots and lots of tests.

In the end, they decided on CRPS.

I have been having Hand Therapy, gentle massage, mirror image therapy and now my Pain Doctor wants to do a Bier Block .... I’m a tad wary as the cannula will be going in my CRPS hand. (He even suggested that he may have to put my hand in hot water so he could find a vein)

On top of this I have other numous pain problems ....

Am joining you all here for support and also, when I’m feeling in an OK mood, to support others.