I haven't had the chance to give you a 'proper' welcome to NT and to say that I am very glad you've found this forum. I've been away on a family trip and am catching up on reading all these posts...

I am so very sorry to be reading about your battle.
RSD is just wicked. I literally grit my teeth when I read what it does to others. I too am dealing with the question none of us want to face....is it perhaps spreading..........
I take a day at a time and sometimes I just feel like I'm sorta like an empty 'shell'.....existing, but not really 'living'....you know?

We just have to hang on to the hope that somehow things will get better....research and awareness will improve......and we will get a quality of life back..... this is the hope we must latch on to and never let go of.

This forum is so FULL of genuine care and support. You've been getting so much wonderful feedback....and we are learning from YOU as well.

I noticed on another thread somewhere that you were inquiring about heavy metal screening. I recall having something similar done via bloodwork to rule this out among the many other testing and re-testing during endless process of elimination.....
If you haven't already, I would urge you to check out the 'Peripheral Neuropathy' forum. It is just PACKED with researched material on many issues such as this. Take a look at the top of the page in a special little section called "PN Tips, Supplements, etc"...
Another quick reference way of finding a particular issue is to use the 'Search' feature at the top of the page....just type in 'Heavy Metal Toxidity/Screening' and you will be shown posts of discussions and information on these specifics.
.....just thought I'd throw this out there

Even tho you are battling RSD, i have found that the PN forum has endless information that could tie in to RSD issues.....alot of things go hand in hand when it comes to these 2 conditions.
Here is the link to get to the Peripheral Neuropathy forum if you want to take a peek
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/fo...aysprune=&f=20

It's in the main menu alphabetically listed above RSD.....

I hope and pray that answers begin to come your way. You've been through so much.

Truly Caring
Rae