Thank you for your insight. I went and read a little about RSD. I found a lot of information that fits my symptoms, but then some that don't. But if there is one thing that I have learned that is no everyone has every symptom.

My skin often changes colors. Red to redish purple to blueish purple. I sweat at night (which I often attribute to hot flashes from the hysterectomy I had 4 years ago), but then I freeze and need an electric blanket, then get hot. Showers are terrible as I had stated. Baths not much better.

I had many injuries growing up as a child. But this all started after I had my hysterectomy in June of 04. One thing comes to mind with that. After that, I had a problem urinating. My gyn told me that he may have "bothered" a nerve while doing the procedure, but that it would get better in time. I still have a small problem at times urinating, but not like it was in the beginning. I don't have any swelling or redness at this site, nor at any other injury site that I can think of. I do have two large "water pockets" my doctor calls them at injury sites. They don't hurt. They are just full of water. They are at my right knee which I broke at age 9 and at my waist line above my belly button, not an injury site. Not sure why it stores up there, but the doctor says that it isn't dangerous and there is no reason to drain them. Any thing you can think of here? Could this be a symptom of RSD? I guess I should be posting on that site as well.

Any help would be appreciated and thank you for responding.

M