Sue,
I think you have a very good question because I feel like a burden to my family and I also feel like our financial situation is my fault. I keep dwelling on the If I never got hurt at work this never would have happened. I feel like I am the reason for almost all my family problems. I am not sure that I have advice right now. The only thing I can ask you is are you seeing a therapist or counselor? If not you should. I have had rsd for almost 7 years and am going through some more changes with my body right now meaning that I am trying to find out since I have started with rsd in my left hand why my right hand is giving me trouble as well as my knees, calves and feet. I am very scared to hear the answer. I was referred from my pain doc to see an orthopedic specialist which I did. The ortho thinks that there is a good chance that it is rsd but said he couldn't give me the final diagnosis because that is not in his field so he highly recommends that I see a neurosurgeon asap. He got his dictation over to my pain doc and now I am waiting for my pain doc to refer me over to a neurosurgeon to verify what is really going on. I just hope it doesn't take them as long to diagnose it as it did with my left hand. It took them 3 years to finally diagnose what I had. I don't mean to ramble on but my advice is to continue talking on here as well as seeing a therapist . I am seeing a therapist so I can talk because I have so much that I need to get out that it does me some good to talk.

Sincerely,
Tracy(Screwballpookie)