I am so sorry to hear of your diagnosis, yet so thankful that you were diagnosed so quickly. There is evidence that treatment within the first 6 months of onset of RSD makes a significant difference in the long-term outcome. In addition to this site, the RSD Association and their website provide an excellent resource for newly diagnosed patients. I encourage you to find the top RSD specialist as quickly as possible. This may be a pain management specialist or a neurologist, or a pain management center affiliated with a teaching hospital. It is important that any physical therapy be done by a PT experienced with RSD and done only when your pain is managed. There are many treatments available to you - pain blocks, spinal cord stimulators, medications taken in combination to manage you pain - that a qualified specialist will pursue aggressively. I can relate to the loss of being suddenly unable to do something you love due to the onset of RSD. One RSD friend said it best with these words, "When I awoke from surgery, God handed me a new life. It was not the life I would have chosen, but it was my life just the same". All of use are living our new lives. We are supporting each other. You have lots of supporters cheering for your health and successful remission!