Was the pencil thing like a little wheel with tiny spokes on it? I remember a couple of docs that had one of them and ran it up and down both of my legs. A neuro I saw would have me lie down and he had a safety pin in his hand. I closed my eyes so I couldn't see at all what he was doing, then he would touch my skin, on both legs with either the pointy end or the round part and with either the point or the blunt side I would jump and yelp cause it hurt!! When he told me I yelled about the blunt end we laughed.

That's just an rsd thing. We perceive that a stimulus is very painful when it shouldn't be painful at all. It goes along with the whole skin sensitivity thing. Back when this was done on me I had no touch sensitivity just sensitive to air on my skin.

Usually the cold skin temp is pure RSD. Especially when combined with the burning, severe pain and weakness like that. It's very "normal".

Hugs,

Karen