This is a beautiful poem- thank you for sharing it with us. I think I have shared my writings with maybe 2 people! Somehow that seems to be one of the most personal things.

I would just like to reiterate that a problem is a problem no matter what it is. And it doesn't make our problems any better when we compare them to something that someone else has. Bipolar disorder can cause intense suffering- it's just different from RSD. MS can cause intense suffering- it's just different from what we have. There is no better or worse. I remember one of my friends breaking an ankle and him saying "Oh man, I won't talk about this because what you have is so much worse." My response to something like this has always been, no- if something bothers you or causes you pain, then it is important.

I'd just like to put that out there. While this is a place for us to share our feelings about RSD, it doesn't make anything better to do that at the expense of others.

Lynn