My RSD started with TOS surgery but it still took 3 years to get a diagnoses. My PCP and PA had only had 1 other RSD case in their 20 years each of practice, the same with the TOS so they sent me out to so many Drs. to help diagnose me, including other TOS surgeons, Ortopedic Drs. Neurologist, Rheumotologist and so on. Finally a friend on the TOS forum called me and she told me what she thought I had. I researched it and then went back to my TOS Dr. who sent me to a great hand surgeon and he diagnosed me right off the bat. It's funny what different Drs. we all are diagnosed by.

My point being, how long has your PCP been in practice, when he says several, how many is that, 3, 4 in how many years time.

I had blocks after the 3 years period and they helped me a lot, I also had lidocaine injections which I just read in the Ladies Journal of June that Paula Abdul had them and that's what got her better.

I do consider myself in remission. I still have things like the cold feet and hands and my fingers spasm up off and on but other then that I am doing good. We have an Anesteologist here that I have seen work wonders with RSD patients with blocks, no matter how long they have RSD.

I am thinking your Dr. might not have had that many patients with RSD and how many have moved on to PM Drs. that he didn't know about.

Ada