the RSD pain in my left foot is so fickle and weird that this may be a coincidence, but i thought i'd post about it anyway:
On the recommendation of somebody on the message board (I forget who, sorry!), i tried the RSD diet that cuts out certain antiinflammatory foods--no gluten, no added sugar (i still ate tons of fresh fruit), no processed foods (I eat almost nothing processed anyway), and no caffeine or alcohol. i tried it for three weeks in advance of a vacation where i knew i'd be doing more walking than usual. well, i stuck to the diet, my pain was noticeably reduced, and the vacation went so, so well. i walked everywhere, and my pain, mostly mild, was mainly limited to the evening, after a long day of being far more active than i'm used to, and only on the second to last day (of five days) did i feel enough "foot fatigue" to make me cut down on the walking. at one point i remember wondering if i was actually getting better--an insane thought for someone who has had RSD for seven years.
But i went back to eating gluten, sugar, caffeine, and alcohol), hoping the reduction in pain was in answer to vitamins and the desensitization exercises i've been doing. well, after about two weeks of my regular diet, my pain has gone right back up. it had gotten to where it only hurt when i was walking--my pain when not weight-bearing was miraculously low--but now i'm back to having pain when sitting.
Bottom line: i'm not prescribing this diet to other sufferers, and it may or may not have to do with my reduction in pain, but i'm going back on it. I thought it might be food for thought for other RSDers. (Not an intentional pun, I swear.)