WOW it was SO nice to read that other people are going through the same things that I have been going through for over 2 yrs now. The pain and the bone chilling cold when winter comes (HATE WINTER) the breezes that hurt even if in the spring or fall - and the having to bundle up just to kept your RSD leg warm. Thank you everyone for your posts - I don't feel as alone!
Just today I got my first of 3 Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks. My husband and I were looking forward to starting a family but now all of that is on hold while I try to get my RSD pain under control. I live in MN and the weather is brutal up here in the winter. PAINFUL to the extreme. Being that I am 34 I don't want to wait much longer to start a family but I am tired of not sleeping all winter long because of the pain - so tired of it all. Hope that the injections help but am getting a bit bummed - I got my injections at 11 a.m. this morning and my leg heated up and the purple color went away so I was excited. Now at only 8 p.m. my RSD leg is colder to the touch than my 'normal' leg already. I had high hopes but now am not so sure.
Again - I enjoyed reading everyones posts - just to know that I am not the only one out there helps!!!!!!!!!!!