i am new to this site! i have had rsd and cprs 2 for 7 years now i am on crutches have benn for 7 years also it has ruined my life i went into a clinic to get a pain shot in my hip and the nurse missed and went into my sciatic nerve and also the medication she used was so strong as like acid ruined my sciatic nerve i felt stabbing shocking pain from my buttocks to my foot and here i am 7 years later and it has spread! i have tried therapy that makes it worse!! tens unit wont use eve again that is to painful i have not sat down for 7 years or laid in a bed i lean over my bed or table so nothing touching my right leg and buttocks and now its in the left leg moving in arms hands! i get about hour of sleep every 2 weeks if i am lucky! i ahte it the pain is unbarable it has hurt my kids i cant do much with them no more my ten year old cant remem me sitting on a couch hugging her playing with her on the floor she was 3 when i happened!no insurance dont get u no where!! i have had my downs with it very depress run down no enery so tired!! and hate watching everyone do things i use to do i cant no more!! i am trying the new treatment called calmare today i am nervous but the doc that is doing it is also doing it for free he wanted to do the stimulator for free but could not get one donaited! but i herd the longer u have had it and the more it has spread have a hard chance of it working! i no its not a guarantee worth a try anything is! my pain mana and specailist that was treating just retired so have no doct right now! very upset about that because i got no warning! so dont no where to go where i can afford but no it dont get easier and the pain gets worse and worse!! this life i have lived for over 7 years is killing me and not fair to my kids or husband but glad my husband has stuck by my side!! anyone who knows of any new treatments medications anything let me know!! i am legally disabled now but of course did not have enough work credits to get on medicare was short 4 hate how that works so trying to get baack on medicaid and also need a doc asap!!