Hi, gabbycakes:

Quote: "And I have taken the approach the less the better and honestly I feel better." I wish I would be as lucky as you are. My narcotic painkillers (Duragesic 125 mcg and MSIR 30 mg) seem to be losing some effectiveness; this really saddens me because I wonder about what will happen to me if these painkillers lost completely their effectiveness.

I was diagnosed about nine months after the car injured me but, unlike you, I did not have the chance of benefiting from very aggressive treatments. I could not get nerve blocks or ketamine infusions just because I could not afford them. I dream of, someday, following in your steps.

Quote: "I think god just was on my side." If God was on your side, then His enemy, the devil, must have been on mine because nothing good happened with my RSD. Not only it did not go away; it spread to my whole body and is attacking my internal organs now. It already attacked my thyroid and lungs; I fear what is going to happen when RSD attacks my heart.
Hope you are feeling better.