Hi all. I'm new here too. I live in Australia and came across your site through a New Zealand Yahoo RSD group. You have a great site and obviously support each other. I had a colles wrist fracture in 1998 and an 55 now. Up to 35% of colles fracturs develop into crps and up to 40%of knee surgeries. I noticed some of you talking about surgery. In the US Professer Scott Reuben has developed protocols for surgery and dental work, also trauma to prevent the development of crps, or the worsening of crps if you already have it. You can google "dr scott reuben protocols" or if you wish you can go to the crps/rsd related articles to the left of my blog.

http://www.crps-rsd-a-better-life.blogspot.com/

I also noticed some of you mentioning eye problems. Dr Robert Schwartz in the US has written about the connection betweencrps and eyes, hormones, dental things and heart. That article also is in my links or just google. He is spot on in what he says as far as I'm concerned with heart and dental issues.
Don't know if it's an issue for any of you but I live near the beach and weas stung by a blue bottle before Xmas. I had an extreme reaction, severe burning, pain travelled quickly into the groin, tongue swelled, voice changed etc. I've been stung much worse before crps and never this kind of reaction. I suspect due to the autonomic nature of crps that crps could have been responsible. So be careful all of you.
jeisea