Hello Nancy,

I am glad you have money coming in. It's not such good news that they have been using your sick days, vacation days and supplemental days to make up the difference from WC. Time goes way too fast so it will be Feb. before you know it.

I have full body RSD and it's in my face, eyes, mouth, throat and back of my head. Good news is those areas only show signs of RSD when I am in a major full flair. I have burning and sensativity to touch on my face, pins and needles and sensativity to food and beverages in my mouth. No hot sauce or peppers for me and I love hot foods (those really aggrivate the pain). I need to eat yogurt or soft ice cream and drink room temprature water when my mouth and throat are flaired. My face turns bright red like I have been in the sun too long. I don't wear much makeup anymore it hurts to put it on. My vision is blurred when my pain is flaired and the bottom of my eyelids are sensative to touch and itch and water like they do during allergy season in OH. The back of my head is where the the deep pain is. Like a baseball bat hitting me in the head. That just covers my pain from the neck up.

The is an awful condition we live with and it feels like our bodies have a war going on inside them and we are losing. It is sooooo important for us to keep our anxiety level down. Our pain is worse when we allow our anxiety level to get out of control. I use two things prayer (God doesn't want us to be anxious he wants us to go to him in prayer and he will give us a peace that passes all understanding) He also uses doctors to help us and mine gives me ativan to control my anxiety.

Take care and PM me if you want to talk.
Sherrie