I was diagnosed with RSD in 1998. I suffered a broken hand and ended up with RSD. 2 years of occ therapy, neurontin, creams, elctro stim, and a course of 5 stellate ganglion blocks brougth relief and renedered the RSD inactive.

For the last three months I have been in extreme pain in the shoulder of the affected arm. First diagnosis: bursitis, inject cortisone and no improvement. Arthograph is negative for rotator cuff injury. 4 weeks pt and the shoulder is stiffer and more painful. Now the disgnosis is frozen shoulder, inject more cortisone. (Yes the ortho knows I have RSD) Pain is even worse, with more stiffness.

My question is could this be a reactivation of the RSD or . . .