Hi ya Jeanie!! How ya doing there, my friend? I swear, doctors, shrinks, nurses are very un educated about RSD. My shrienk thought it involved the jaw?? HA! HA! HA! I asked him, if he didn't mind if I left some pamplets with him, he said "yes" please do. So, I believe it should start with every single one of us, be it pamplets, things written out, typed out.. Let's ALL spread the word about RSD. When I got my blood work yesterday, the nurse started putting the needle in my RSD arm and I said wait!! I have to have blood drawn from my left arm!! I have RSD. She said, what's that?? I am sick of explaining, I believe we need to shell out pamplets to nurses too!! sorry Jeanne for rambling on here. LOL
Ya know, Jeanne.. Your so right on about the tests to rule out something else!! thanks!

Ok, so your the one who had the carpal tunnal release surgery(Like me) I sure hope and pray this is not going to my left hand as well, as this hand is swelled, hurts too!! I had the surgery Jan. 9,2007 So, it's been about a year since I got the RSD from it. My surgeon caught this fast!! I was in denial about RSD(At first, I did not know what RSD was) and then when I did, like I said, I went into denial mode. It took five docs and a specialist that only deals with hands and wrists to tell me it was indeed 100% RSD
I had 8 SGB and my PMD said.. no more!! As they did nothing!! Towards the end, it made my RSD flair so bad. The pain was awful!!
I will know about the tests on Monday, I guess since I had the ex-rays done and blood drawn late afternoon.
Awwwwwwww. So ya got yourself a puppy!! So, do tell.. what is his/her name?? I have three cats, all males. Frisky is 16 yrs. old (Poor baby, moves so slow these days, but my vet said he is doing well for a old cat) Then there is Sammy, he is 2 yrs. old and I have the baby, Andy.. he will be a yr. old July 4th. And just petting them, listening to them purr beside you is medicine. I still hurt though!! LOL Love ya ~Desi