Quote:
And sorry to hear you're getting these problems, just FYI, there are other conditions with symptoms similar to RSD, here are some:
arachnoiditis, MS, some forms of diabetes, TOS (as you know), discogenic disease, deep vein thrombosis, cellulitis, vascular insufficiency, lymphedema, erythromelalgia (this one's so similar it may even be a form of RSD, research will tell eventually), Cauda Equina Syndrome....
|
Artist, you are right-on. I think I was tested for all of that before someone settled on RSD.
Donna, you can have onset either way, but the sudden seems to be the most common. The RSD can increase and decrease in severity over time. Its one of the reasons it is so hard to diagnose, and why sufferers are often believed to be malingerers. Hang in there.
Mike