Sorry again, Lisa, if I picked a fight here. That was not my intention. I mis-read the intent of your post as "calling out" new posters like myself who aren't sure how their own RSD spread to other parts of the body (or whether it is at all). I see now that you are legitimately asking people whose RSD has spread to other parts of their body how THEY noticed it.

Truth be told, I'm not 100% certain if my RSD is spreading. I get pains in my arm and my back, but they come and go. I guess that's a question for my doctor when I see him on Monday.

Again, sorry for the confusion here. Communicating on a message board is much different than communicating on the phone or in real life when you can hear the other person's voice.

Carry on, then.