i dont know if this is right or not but i was told that if a sympathic block works and it is done right then rsd is confirmed?

i had to do mri xray blood test to rule out any infections

also my foot dr did an alchol test he put alchol all over my foot and sat a minute and i told him my foot is really hurting now... thank you, and then it went ice cold and stayed that way.. rsd was confirmed

when i asked him why he was doing that he said it was another test to confirm rsd... for me i did have alot of symptoms my foot was blue, it hurt, and swollen, you could see sweat beading off my toes.

i would not sit back and wait for all the symptoms to appear and then start treatment if they think rsd then keep doing the blocks and go to pt, also for me i did a couple beir blocks and they workd really well and kept my pain undercontrol. ask you pm doc what is your options and do what you feel is best for you.

take care,michelle