I am so sorry that you must endure this pain. I have said this many times, though I know it is NO consolation "But, you are in good company!" You will find much support here and people who really care. I hate to be a habitual advocate of HBOT, but there are a few of us who find amazing results in this form of treatment. I truly believe that if HBOT was administered on site of injury, as it is for professional athletes, many of us would not be where we are today. I know of a manufacturer of HBO Chambers. They make portable HBO Chambers, that go to athletes when they are injured. I think you can still have a good quality life and not give up your career. For me it requires, planning, exceptions, concessions and HBOT on a regular basis.
I also have some writings of a man that passed this year on RSD and HBOT if you would like I will send them to you. (Heres to you Vic, may you rest in peace!)
Please NEVER give up hope! My doctors said " you are resisting the fact that you have RSD". Each year when I ask "what is new, what is everyone doing for treatment?" I get...no one is doing more than you! So I have to advocate on my own behalf and I do exactly what it takes for me to get by and still be more than reasonably satisfied with my results! I live my life each day to my standards and I am thankful for the progress I have made. If you have read my posts, you know I have a home chamber. I know that not everyone can do this. When I first went to Canada, I sold my car, a white convertible Jaguar. Never yet too be replaced. I had forty dives in a HBO chamber and my results were amazing. I have had many dives since and although it is not a cure for me, my life has moved from the bed to the depths of the ocean. Anything is possible. You will move through this phase and on to the newer phases, as nothing, for sure, stays the same. Look forward with hope. Lots of love and prayers Diana