[QUOTE=artist;82489]Hi Sandy,

Well, your bone scan hand findings are similar to mine, but you're lucky, they didn't find localised patchy osteoporosis. I think maybe you should go through with the nerve tests, from your previous posts it does sound to me as if this latest problem began with the surgery.ALL of these problems im having now started 2 days AFTER my shoulder surgery..

BTW, in a previous post I see I mentioned I hadn't heard of RSD without pain, but I've since looked it up and it can happen. You certainly seem to have a vascular problem, and I'm interested in this ...rash? red line?RASH OR RED LINE? Im not sure that i understand what your asking, but i have no rash or red line.. - you mentioned before, I'd have thought that would be some sort of sign for the docs to go on, but obviously not.

The nerve tests aren't too bad - if you do have pain, though, beg them to treat you gently, sometimes the prodding and poking is worse than the tests themselves.

Thing is, they may find something definite to begin working on. I wouldn't be completely convinced it's RSD if I were you, either. So I'd go along with any tests they suggest, if they can identify a mechanical problem that's a damn sight easier to treat than RSD, ya know...

As far as recovering the use of the arm, whatever they find is the cause eventually, if I were you I'd be doing frequent PT exercises, if you can manage that at all - at this stage, you want to keep as much movement as possible - and moving it is the only route that'll take you back there.I have been going to pt 2 times a week since my surgery, I just started doing the wax treatments on my hand last week, not sure its working with the swelling at all BUT the heat feels SOOO good.

I was wondering, do you get pins and needles? electrical zapping pain? Any twitching or odd muscle movements?I have numbing everyonce in awhile from my shoulder blade in the back around under my arm and 1/2 of my breast ...Also i have shooting pains that go from my shoulder down, they dont last a long time but do hurt like heck..Funny thing im noticing is that my other hand(good hand) the fingers are going numb and when i was at the mall last week walking my toes were going numb with pins and needle sensations) And is the pain still extending into your chest? No pain in chest...just the numbing everyonce in awhile....I think i will go ahead with the nerve