Bob,
I have been following your posts and want to express my appreciate with you sharing your experiences and particularily your amputation. My husbands foot and leg, to the knee, looks very similar to yours (the picture of your left leg before amputation) however his leg is not as dark. He has had RSD since 2002 and is often dealing with a minor scrape or nick that oozes and grows in size resulting in an infection. Recently a minor nick on the big toe caused a big blister to form which explains the bandaged toe on the attached picture. It took 1.5 years for RSD to be diagnosed and a couple years after that we thought about amputation however quickly realized this was not an option and to keep his leg intact for as long as possible was the best scenero. Its been almost 10 years of managing pain, dealing with weeping skin and infections. He is taking oxycontin currently for pain management and is coping quite well (his laid back attitude really helps). I can't help but wonder how much longer his leg will "last" before all circulation is lost and amputation mandatory.
I truly hope you continue to be as healthy as possible and that life is fulfilling. Would love to chat more. Take care. Tammy and Ron
