Hi Nancy,
I, too, am in warfare with W.C. !! I injured my ankle at work in '06 and had surgery in '08 and developed RSD..(not sure if the RSD happened before or after surgery, but we think it was after...)
I happened to be in the right place at the right time when a doctor recommended I have an attorney to advocate for me and represent me ...and he recommended some one he knew..
WC wanted to do a QME exam a long time ago with a completely inapporpriate examiner..my attorney intervened and arranged the QME exam with an agreed upon examiner that he trusted...
I anticipate another battle with approval for some equipment and it is comforting to know that the attorney will help me with that ...
It would really be great to have an additional "advocate" in addition to the attorney..maybe some of the RSD organizations can provide some info and insight into such a person!
Thinking of you,
Hope4thebest