Hi kiddos,

A response to a block can certainly indicate that you've got RSD going on. Try to keep moving as much as you can. Is it possible for you to get to a warm water therapy pool? They can be goodsends....and if it's already warm in Arizona right now, try ANY pool that is over 95 degrees. You won't believe how good it feels!! At our last support group meeting here in RI another member told us about a warm salt water pool, which helps even more than a chlorinated pool with the feeling of weightlessness when trying to relax and move your extremities.

I understand about the drafts hurting a lot - I have trouble with a strong breeze on the back of my head where I have occipital neuralgia, and on my neck because of RSD in the cervical spine area. Can you cover your feet with some light socks so the air doesn't hurt them as much? I always have to cover my feet because the wood floors in my house are too cold for me to walk on....

Take care and keep attempting to solve your problems one at a time...Benadryl has dextromethorophan. I would try it if I were you - especially at bedtime. It's works on the NMDA receptors in it which is exactly what the ketamine infusions do that I get. Go for it.

xoxo Sandy