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Originally Posted by lindkaye
Thought I would ask if anyone suffering from RSD has come down with aching and stiffness in their other areas not affected? I feel like I'm loosing my mind with this disease! I have RSD in my knee, but the last month or so my feet and lower back hurt so bad in the mornings, I can hardly get out of bed and start walking. It gets a llittle better during the day, but seems to get worse again at evening. Now my fingers and hands are aching also, very stiff and sometimes a little swollen. What I don't understand is that I'm on such strong pain meds already for my knee (methadone and oxycodone), shouldn't this take care of it? I have put a call into my pain med doc, but still waiting after 1-1/2 weeks to see if they can get me in sooner than the original October they suggested! Guess I just need to hear from someone if they have experienced this from RSD or could it be something else? Thanks for listening.
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hi...i have rsd from a spinal cord injury in my neck...the ache in my body, so bad i told my doc i looked like an arthritic old woman, and the dry, bleeding condition of my right hand, was what tipped him off that i had rsd in the first place. it definitely is part of the disease, it is how i was initially diagnosed. i had no idea, but when my doc asked how i was feeling, i figured why not and i told him that i could hardly walk when i got up in the morning...especially since it was new for me. he just nodded his head, and said it was rsd and recommended a stellate block. hang in there...i am on dilaudid, and methadone, lyrica and cymbata and still feel like i am an old lady. it hurts so bad, and now i am swelling up like a balloon, my feet and legs, and my hand turned different colors (purple, blue, red) and went hot or cold, never the same as the left. rsd is a blast!! yeah right...