Originally Posted by GalenaFaolan

Needles can cause a flare up, either in the extremity with RSD or at a site after a procedure like you had done. It doesn't mean that your RSD has spread there. I can only suggest that you monitor it and if it doesn't go away soon get to your doc and talk to him. It's not an impossibility that it may have spread, but then again, it may be nothing.

Just as an example....I'll use something that happened to me. My RSD started in Feb 2003 after I broke my knee at work. It was 8 months later that I found out my knee had been broken actually, during my 1st bone scan. The ER had dx me with "badly bruised knee". HA! As I was a wc case at the time things were delayed a lot! I was finally made by wc to get a block done, when they finally thought about it, over a year later in May 2004. The RSD had began in my left knee/lower leg/foot. It had already spread full body in the first 11 months.

Anywho....I went and had the block done. OMG!! Within 2 minutes of leaving the place, the horrific pain hit. My whole body hurt so bad, my back where the needle went in hurt so bad, some burning, tender to touch, you name I felt it! I couldn't sit, lay down, stand, walk, nothing. It sure made for a miserable time!! 2 months later the pain finally began to calm down. After it did that the pain in my back went away but the RSD didn't spread into my back. *phew* I think it's trying to now but that's ok because I've been stable for over 4 years and I feel lucky to have had that much time. It's a natural progression though not because of any procedure or injury.

I hope that this has helped you somewhat and allieviated your fear of spread. I'll be thinking of you and just hoping you'll be like me and it'll go away.

Gentle Hugs,

Karen