Hi Kyzyl363,
I hope you are feeling better today.
I am sorry about the tough time you have had with CRPS.
I suffer from CRPS and another disease called Dystonia, which causes muscle spasms, locked limbs, movement problems. Dystonia happens as a result of RSD and many people suffer from it. Keep moving your leg, I know it is really hard and painful but you don't want to suffer from Dystonia too, once you have dystonia it is hard to cure, only 25% of people with dystonia make a full recovery. My left foot, which as RSD is currently rotated out to the side and I can't move it at all.
Your hand sounds like mine used to be, I got changes of colour, swelling etc. My leg is MUCH worse, I did not have the hypersenstivity in my arm. My leg is really painful and I have changes in colour (eg, red, blue, black, yellow, mottled), muscle spasms, hypersenstivity, severe swelling (my doctor says it is the worse hes seen), temperature changes, toe nail changes (I get ingrown toenails a lot), dry skin etc etc.
For the dry skin I would get some cream from the chemist, it WILL be painful to put on but it does help.
Please let us know how you are getting on. If you want to talk I am here and so is my mom.
Pain free hugs
Alison
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