Amber,

In your last post (#8, dated 09/05 at 7:54 PM). you're probably talking about my remark that this is all good fun: This isnt fun for me to do and rather be reading stuff from the boards. Please consider the possibility that my words were my way of hiding my frustration at having to repeatedly say "I didn't say that" in response to your and Tayla's repeated misrepresentations of what I actually said.

I would much rather be working on my post about cold pain than constantly repeating "I didn't say that". I thought my reply (#6 09/04 at 4:30 PM). in which I cited six times when I referred to the warm or inflammatory stage of RSD, {which was in direct response to a post you made), would finally put an end to your accusations that I said RSD pain is always cold pain.

I went even further, stating that: RSD begins with the warm, red skin of inflammation, which later becomes cold (and usually cyanotic). I hopt this clears up any questions you have...and then you repeat your accusation again in your last post:

I am not harping on you either.. but you are saying 2 different things and even admitted [on another forum] to haveing "warm" stage RSD when you say that RSD is only cold??

Then you say; and im NOT asking you to repeat your self over and over!!! I would love to know why you say that..

I say it because you continue to misrepresnt what I've said. and I don't want people to remember your representations of my words as my actual words. Every time you misquote me, I'm forced to repeat "I didn't say that", and then repeat what I actually said;.again and again.

I researched IRI and i only find stuff on ishecmic bowl and liver disease.. nothing about RSD or any peripheral disase. Medline shows that there are 19,007 documents matching IRI; PubMed shows 20,980 (almost all of them duplicating those found at Medline).

I have more than 100 abstracts on IRI in my computer files, and I estimate I read five for every one that I saved. You have to dig for the facts, not give up because the first couple of abstracts don't seem to fit what you're looking for.

...why go on a crusade or what ever and say its IRI when even the docs right now dont know IRI [?] IRI experts know what IRI is, but they don't know anything about RSD. I'm on a "crusade" because I knew about RSD when I began investigating IRI, and I concluded that they are one and the same.

but dont get all ..... i dont want to say preachy but thats all i can come up with right now, but preachy about something and not take any considerations or back it up. I don't understand exactly what you're saying here but I don't need to back up what I say by citing research: I say things that are found in commonly known facts about science and medicine; anyone can go online and look for science that contradicts what I say.

I'm "preachy" because I know that RSD is IRI and I know that properly administered HBO can bring significant relief for almost everyone here. What should I do? Keep silent when I know something will help someone? Can't do that.

I guess that's all I have to say for now...Vic