I also had stabbing pains. Prior to being diagnosed I would wake up screaming. Unfortunately when I reported this to a top CRPS doc at Johns Hopkins Hospital, having been referred there by an ER doc who suspected CRPS I was referred for a psychiatric evaluation rather than given an aggressive treatment plan for CRPS.

The stabbing pain has since moved to different parts of my body but now is under control.

Please don't ignore you stabbing pain and don't settle for a doctor who does either.