No ice!

I started in with this condition when I was 12, after an evil knee surgery to treat an injury from gymnastics. And the PT afterward was terrible. Ice made everything so much worse. (There are actually physical reasons for this.) Swelling, redness and pain are not things to just push through. (That saying "no pain, no gain" should just be destroyed!)

For me, at this age, depression and confusion was a huge part of my experience with RSD. I really wish that my parents had sent me to a therapist when I was younger. Adolescence is hard enough, but this just compounds it. She needs a place to vent and let loose and have someone hear her. There are just things that you cannot tell your parents, and kids have a huge tendency to not want to worry their parents too.

I think that school is really important, both academically and socially. Even if she even goes for half of the day and comes home, this is still a great thing. I am glad that my parents really tried to keep me in school as much as possible.

Hope this helps a bit!

Lynns