Hi everyone,
I know it has been a long time since I have been on the site and I am sorry. I have a few questions to ask and hope to get some opinions and/or help. I have been fight hoarseness when I talk for over 3 months. I have not been sick at all, but still hoarse. I seen my family doc and he did what he could to look down my throat. He told me just above the vocal cords and just below my throat it is swollen and red. He put me on prilosec otc thinking it could be acid reflex. I took that stuff for 2 months and nothing happened. he then told me that I would probably have to go see an ear,nose,throat doc. I told him i can't afford it because I don't have health insurance.I can't get health ins. because of my rsd.He does not know what else to do then. So I am just dealing with it. Is it possible that rsd might be causing this? Like I said I am in no way sick with a cold or anything like that and have not been since this happened.If not rsd then what could be causing it? Please give me some ideas.
I also just within the last month and a half have been having trouble with my feet,calves and knees. I have been having alot of trouble with pain. i can't put much weight on my feet or knees because of pain. I seen my pain doc and he sent me to an orthopedic specialist because he said that this is not in his specialty. I went to see my ortho and they took x-rays, he had me walk across the room ( I look funny when i walk and I am very slow) get on the table and he bent my knees and I cringed. he had me pull my feet towards myself which was difficult and he asked me if that was all I could do and I said yes. I also had to pick my legs up off the table with strait legs and couldn't go very far with either leg. He told me that my legs are very week and I also asked him about my right hand all the way to my shoulder neck area and told him that my pain doc said it could not be rsd that it is rare that it spreads. I told the ortho that I have done a lot of research since I have been diagnosed with this and I believed that it could be a mirror reaction and he told me if I am having the same symptoms in my right hand as I am in the left hand that I probably have it in the right hand. He also told me that the structure of my bones look fine that he thinks it is a neurological problem. He was going to get his dictation done asap and get it over to my pain doc and that I was to call them by the end of this week and make sure they get me set up with a neurotherapist doc asap. He doesn't think I should wait to long. I asked him that I had crutches that was set up for my left hand to put more weight on my left forearm and I tried them to see if they would make it easier for me to walk and he said no to using them because he doesn't want me depending on the crutches and making my legs and feet weaker than they are. My question is, is it possible for rsd to go from upper extremities to my knees and down? I have no problems with my thighs yet just my knees and below. So yes I am waiting to talk to my pain doc hopefully Friday, but is it possible to spread like the way it seems to be? Also What should I do about my hoarseness? I will take any opinions and help that I can. So please help me I am very scared.

Sincerely,
Tracy(Screwballpookie)