Well, let me first say that I'm sorry that you have had to deal with this for so long and at the extent that you do. I applaud you for saying what you said buuuuut I do have a question....doesn't the affected area always have sight symptoms??? I was just diagnosed with rsd/crps in my right foot (4 months) and there is never a moment that it isn't shiny, purple, red with white spots, sweating, cold or anything else that it wants to do...hahaha. *That foot has a mind of it's own...lol* Just curious cause I'm new here. I had never heard of rsd/crps and am trying to understand/learn all I can about the disease. I'm trying not to get depressed or worry myself too much but it's not easy when you have a pain that reminds you 24/7 (as you know) and then reading all the stories......tends to scare a newbie so thanks for the post and wishing you many painfree moments.