Hi all,
I have often read the information on this site regarding RSD, which I was diagnosed with two years ago after an auto accident. I guess the hardest part of my RSD symptoms, is the ongoing pain levels of 7 or 8 to my upper right torso, shoulder, and entire right arm, hand, and fingers.

I also have "mirroring" of these symptoms in my left hand. It is comforting to know that I now have a place where people who also have RSD understand what I go through on a daily basis. My colleagues try to be compassionate, but they often show impatience, and sometimes frustration, with my pain symptoms, significant fatigue, and short term memory loss.

This year as a school personnel (district-wide behavioral trainer: PBIS) it has been particularly difficult. Do many RSD patients deal with the great fatigue? How do they compensate for it? My fatigue seems to be increasing, so I'm concerned about my ability to make it all the way through the school year. I missed 8 out of 9 months of the 2009-2010 school year due to my injuries fromthe auto accident.
Thank you all for letting us "newbees" know what you, as an RSD patient, are dealing with too. I appreciate this unique form of commaradarie!!