hello,

Just read your post about rsd and breast cancer. Let my say first that I hope and pray for good results for your mammogram! It could be something completely benign and harmless.....and that is what I will fervently hope for you!
Now, let me also say that I write this post hesitantly because I do not want to scare anyone, especially you, because I'm sure you are scared enough right now!
Anyway I posted a research study that studied the blister fluids of people with rsd and elevated il-6 and tnf-a were elevated in the fluid. tnf-a is tumor necrosis factor and il-6 is an imflammatory cytokine that elevates the risk of cancer and lots of other problems I'm afraid.
The reason I tell you this is because there are things you can do to decrease these nasty little bugars! There is a blood test that you can have done that is relatively cheap, about $40, and it is called a c-reactive protein and if that shows any increase inflammtion you can then have another blood test done(more expensive I'm afraid) called a cytokine profile test. This will show exactly what cytokines are elevated so you can take the right stuff to get them back in line! The meds I have researched that work directly against these tnf-a and inflammatory cytokines are enbrel and trental. It has also been shown that taking high dose quality fish oil supplements can combat the inflammatory process as well. I'm not a doctor and I certainly don't have a stake in anything mentioned above, just trying to help, really.
Again, if nothing else I hope you get nothing but the best of news regarding your compression mammogram, hope you don't mind me going on and on, I just truly want to see everyone as happy and healthy as they can be! With best wishes and gentle hugs, jenny