Hello Jennelle and Welcome to Neurotalk - you will meet many great people here who I am sure will be more than happy to help you if they can!!

I'm SO sorry to hear that you have RSD and I really hope that things get better for you real soon!! I suffer from RSD in both arms and my left leg - I developed it when I was 12 years old after an ankle sprain and am now 14.

Many years ago, Sympatheticatmies were supposed to "cure" RSD however from what I understand it is now NOT reccommended as it has been found to not work that well and in more cases than not, it will just aggrivate it and make the pain worse. I have spoken to a few people on the RSD forum who have had the Sympathectamy so it might be worthwhile speaking to them before you go ahead with any harsh decisions!!

If you need anything, please dont hesitate to ask - I am more than happy to help you in anyway that I possibly can as I KNOW how hard it is to be diagnosed with such an awful condition!!

Take care of yourself and I hope to see you around the forum more soon!!

Alison