Did I ever think about it ? Sure

Would I have done it ? I hope not. I don't think so.....but I do understand being desperate for any way to get the pain to stop.

I was on BT before the great crash, but on the TOS and CP forums. Couldn't have told you what RSD was back then. Finding out that there were others like me, who were being told it was all in their heads, was a great consolation during my darkest period.

The last few years have been different than the first few with RSD. Before I had the diagnosis, when I wasn't being taken seriously and only finding any pain relief with 20 hours of ice packs per day, it was very hard to be hopeful.

Finding a doc who would listen, dx, and try to treat the problem.....and feeling legitamized with SSDI approval have helped tremendously !

Now I need a new doctor, want better pain control, and am still fighting with WC to get any treatments approved, but life isn't awful 24/7. I know that I can have good days.

For me, that makes a HUGE difference.