The venipuncture injury that left me with CRPS type II happened 4 years ago. Over that time it has worsened, and spread to the entire right half of my body. However, I'm managing it better (I think) with OT, biofeedback, & meds.

So, I'm fortunate in that I'm still able to work full time in my position as a laboratory researcher. I experience significant fatigue, and typically have constant side effects from the meds, including fogginess, etc. My boss and co-workers know about my situation and are very tolerant. Hubby helps out at home with many of the things I used to do.

If you want to continue to work, it's important that you are realistic with your expectations of what you can accomplish, get plenty of rest at home, and overall work on managing your CRPS/RSD with everything available to you. As others have said, don't push yourself too much, or you'll crash.

Good luck!

Annie