Mr Dr told me about the sweating at initial diagnosis - literally on my way to the OR after he had spent over 6, excruciating hours trying to set my open, compound Colles fracture caused by my own stupidity. Left wrist, nearly 20 years ago, RSD to this day.

I started seeing the sweating immediately, while still in the 1st of many casts. My boss, a high muckety-muck manager in a huge corporation absolutely did not believe in RSD; actually called me a slacker, although I made up every minute of daily PT - I was putting in 80-hour weeks. One morning, at 5 a.m., we were on a conference call with counterparts on a different continent (I was a minor muck). I was deeply concentrating on the call, and had started propping some pens between fingers on my bad hand (I still do that when my RSD flares to this day). Suddenly, without any explanation to the other parties on the call, my boss put our side on hold. She was speechless for a moment, and then said "Look at your fingers!!" The sweat was pouring from my fingertips like a shower. My paperwork below them was saturated. Immediate RSD believer, including the rest in the room!

For me, the sweating has never led to a spread. It is more like the RSD telling me to NEVER forget it, especially in light of recent events. For me, over nearly 20 years, it is a just a familiar and common companion. It has not been a harbinger of RSD spread. I truly hope yours is exactly the same. P.S I acquired the sweats from RSD before my hysterectomy and before menopause; I actually missed the latter until the nurse informed me from my yearly physical. And continued to miss it after the nurse told me Sweat might just become a friend for you. Very good luck and never let the RSD win!