Ada, thanks for your insight. I very well may have nerve impingement on the non-RSD side (right) as well since I use it so much more. I never thought of that.

Well, after weighing the good and the bad for two months, I went ahead last week and had a root canal on a back molar. I was feeling great for two days then the bottom fell out and I have been burning and hurting everywhere. The RSD arm is by far the worst. I just got back from a return visit to the endodontist and he numbed the area again and wrote a Rx for antibiotics. It seems the top of the tooth/bone is infected. He said most patients have no trouble with this and it clears up right after the root canal but oh not, not me. I never heal well or quickly. That was even true before RSD.f

I liked this guy but he does not know a thing about RSD so I am now afraid I made my situation worse by having this done. I had a consult with an oral surgeon before making my decision and he said pulling the tooth is harsh on the nerves as well so he said to investigate both options and make my decision. It is so hard to know what the right decision is when it comes to RSD because so few doctors/dentists see it or have to deal with it. It really is left up to us so much of the time I guess.

I wonder if we will ever know in our lifetime what is the cause of this disease or better yet how to hault and/or reverse it. I pray for this for all of us all the time. I never give up hope for a cure or at least better treatments.