No misunderstanding on my part... just wanted to do my part to make sure that the definitions of CRPS/RSD-Type 1 and CRPS/Causalgia-Type 2 were easy to read....

As we all know... no two of us are the same.

It should be noted that just because a person is diagnosed with Type 1 it does not mean they can not or will not have a fast spread... it also does not mean that they will...

It also should be noted that just because a person is diagnosed with Type 2 it does not mean that they will have a spread... fast or slow. It also does not mean that they will not...

I know through my own research that there is a lot of old (out-dated) and misinformation about RSD/CRPS on the Internet and that we should all err on the side of caution and talk with our own doctors about the information found as it pertains to our own situations.

I'm 6 plus years (not old to this diagnosis but not new either)... have been through every test known for nerve damage/entrapment and RSD/CRPS (bone scans, nerve blocks, x-rays, ct scans, mri's, emg's, eeg's) and then some...

I have been to numerous "specialists" who all diagnosed Type 1 with full body spread and internal organ involvement... I don't have any nerve compression, entrapment, or damage. Thank you for your concern.