Hi everyone,

I just wanted to let you all know that we have just got back off our Vacation. We had a lovely time but wow, am I paying for it now!!!! My leg has swollen up a lot and the pain has gone up from the pressure in the airplane - I actually had to take my Ketamine a few days on the trot which isn't usual for me at all as I only take it when I absolutely have to!!!

My dad doesn't understand what RSD is and just how painful it is which is really stressful. He expected me to walk everywhere without realising that I can only walk 15-20 minutes at the most before I need a sit down. Everytime I needed to sit down, he would start moaning at me or say that I was "playing on it" to try and get out of something I didn't want to do - even though I had a really swollen, blue and red leg!!!! I don't think my dad understands just how upsetting it is to know that your loved ones don't believe that the pain is as bad as it is - my mum understands thankfully and she will tell my dad to stop it but he still carries on saying nasty things!!

I think towards the end of our vacation, my dad started realising just how bad my foot was ... he saw how red and blue it was and how swollen it had become and how bad the spasms were but he still just didn't seem to realise that the pain was extremely bad and that I needed a sit down!! I really wish he would come to the hospital appointments with me and see how painful it is but he wont unfortunately and we have tried everything!!

All in all though, it was a lovely vacation as long as I paced myself and didn't do too much - I had to sit down every 10 minutes and rest a lot during the day, take my medications etc to try and prevent things from getting any worse!! We saw lots of great sights in Vegas ... we went and watched a pet show which was great (and I got a sit down which was a bonus!), went up the Eitthel tower and that has a great view of the Las Vegas Strip, went into an hotel that has it's own mini zoo with lions and tigers in the back and that was absolutely amazing, went to Hoover Dam etc! It's amazing seeing such wonderful sites and their is nothing else like that in the World so it really makes you appreciate things more!!!

I will post some pictures of our Vacation later once my mum has uploaded them onto the computer. I'm going to lay down for now as i'm really tired and my leg is hurting a lot - I really hope it settles down soon and doesn't cause too many problems!!

Thanks everyone for your kind words and support - I really appreciate it!