Hey there - Nice to meet you - Sorry it's for this reason.....

Heres my opinion on staying active.....I personally feel that staying as active as possible is important. My husband has RSD and I truly believe that if he was not as active as he was he'd be wheelchair bound by now....Don't go till your "dropping over dead" with pain, but be as active as you can for a number of reasons. #1. Sanity #2. Some of the meds your on - will be on, etc could cause weight gain. #3. To keep the rest of your body fit #4. To prevent muscle atrophy

My husband put on a lot of weight following the RSD in his leg - put on mainly by meds and inactivity (not by choice but due to the RSD being in his leg - It was hard for him to get around...) - it was extremely hard for him to loose weight. But he did it - I feel that anyone who can stand to loose some weight do it as quickly as you can - I believe (JMO) that the extra weight only makes the RSD worse. Not in the actual disease/condition it'self - but being able to fight it.....When my hubby lost the weight he was able to be more active and was able to fight back at the RSD more.....It didnt change the fact that he had RSD but the RSD was not completely ruling and dominating his life.