Hi Lori, the problems started December 2011, with the first knee operation and have continued till now.

The symptoms that I have, I don't know if they "fit" the RSD profile, I don't have this "burning" felling that many of you seem to suffer with, the pain is restricted to the area of the operation - the knee area, quadriceps, patella and hamstrings.

Normally after knee replacements you should be "up and around" within 10 to 12 weeks, walking without aids etc. I cant even go to the store for the weekly shopping without having to get a "scooter" around the store.

I have restricted joint mobility, I cant straighten the leg due to the pain that gets created when I try, the pain is far in excess of what nurses and the consultants have seen. I had the feeling when I was in hospital that they were thinking that I was just trying to get off my head on drugs, with comments such as "you have had enough drugs to sedate an elephant", even though that was the case, it wasn't touching the pain.

What is internal RSD? I guess that you dont have the skin type symptoms that seem to be the norm.

The doc seems to think that I have excess reaction to pain (what he thinks is leading the the CRPS) that is creating my mobility problems.

Is this just the start,,,,does the Burning and other stuff come later?