Lisa- I did not think your post was rude at all! Anyway-My RSD started to spread after a hip replacement in 2003. I would start having occl pain in the opposite foot- then it strated to mirror, then over time my hands started to hurt- feel stingy- then one hand got bad and the other mirrors at times- same thing with my wrist...So for me, the hip replacement seemed to put the gas pedal down on the RSD- Where it will stop- I dont know?

I wish there was something we could do but I havent heard many success stories...
Debbie