It's been quite a while since I've posted a thread here. I developed RSD in 2007 after a foot surgery. I was actually fortunate to recover from RSD after about 1 1/2 years of intensive therapies. Now my 8 year old daughter recently hurt her foot. She apparently bruised a bone (ironically the same bone that I broke, only on the opposite foot, and she also hurt her foot doing an arcade type game--like dance-dance revolution, in gym, similar to how I broke my foot on the "Jumpin' Jackpot" arcade game). Her doctor believed she would be back to running around quickly since the MRI found only a brusied bone. It's been 3 weeks now, and she's not doing well. She won't bear any weight on it, she complains of "fiery burning pain" and numbness. Her foot turns a red/mottled color like mine did when I had RSD. I took her back to the the orthopeadist on Friday and voiced my suspicions. He told me that RSD is very rare in children. But at the same time she should be getting better and she's not, and the burning pain is a nerve issue, not a bone issue. He suggested we cast it for 2 weeks in case there was a hairline fracture missed in the MRI. I didn't like that idea, as I know what casting can do to an RSD limb. But I want her to be able to walk on it, so the compromise was a Cam walker that she can take off to exercise her foot. She still won't even bear weight in that. He says if it's not better in 2 weeks that he'll do another MRI to see if there is anything they are missing; if not--it's physical therapy. I am so sad for her. I know the awful pain she's going through, and at the same time I know that she needs to move her foot as much as possible or things are just going to get worse. She won't take any meds for it--not even any ibuprophen or acethaminphen, as it makes her nauseas. I can't imagine she would be able to deal with nerve blocks or many of the other therapies I had. She's in competetive figure skating; she's obviously missing that. I just can't believe she may have RSD--as awful as I remember the pain being I really wish it were me instead of her. I have not heard of this being genetic, but I certainly have to wonder--what are the odds that we would both get this?