I'll start with this disclaimer. I was a 23 yo oncology nurse when I started smoking......DOH !!!!!!!!!!!

I have not tried totally quitting since I have had RSD. I have not been able to smoke for several days to a week multiple times during my 6 year RSD battle when I haven't been able to go outside to smoke (and/or shower, dress, and drive to the store to buy ciggies).

It doesn't seem to make a difference in my pain levels whether I am smoking or not in terms of overall pain. I do understand the effects of smoking on our circulation and agree that CP'ers who continue to smoke are even 'dumber' than smokers in the regular population, BUT......for that 10 minutes of stress relief in the otherwise constant battle = priceless ! (or......46 cents each, but whose counting ?)