I often wonder if I had gotten earlier and more appropriate treatment if my condition wouldn't be much better today. Of course If I had been treated then I'd likely still have been reinjured and the condition worsened.

It's funny, but I never cared about pain before RSD. If something hurt I turned the pain off and kept it off until it was healed. It's like the old joke; patient; "Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I do this.". Doctor; Don't do that.

It's odd having pain that can't be shut off and gets worse if you think about it.

Yes, I know a lot of pain can't be shut down and have some arthritis to prove it.