Hi Rose,

Bath eh? How lovely - for those who don't know the UK, it is Jane Austen country, full of beautiful Georgian houses and crescents, all sandstone-coloured, with a wonderful working Roman spa, one of the jewels in the country's (rather jaded ) crown.

I'm really impressed that you've forsaken the comforts of home to battle with student life, that must be very tough indeed. Your RSD is far worse than mine, my life is fairly normal, but painful, the RSD is in my left hand/arm after a colles fracture wrist break 2 years ago.

I assume you already know the excellent RSD UK site and forum, but if you don't it's at:
http://www.rsd-crps.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php

It might be useful for checking med brand names mentioned here - many of them are called something different in the US and UK.

Well, intrepid lady, I wish you all the best and really hope you can get more than 2 hours pain relief somehow...
take care, all the best.