Hi, Jenn. Sorry for what you are going through. It sounds like rsd to me too and I agree you should be thankful for a young doctor that caught it. Not alot of drs know about this yet. Mine started from a fracture in my right arm in 2008. To make a long story short, I didn't get relief until they completely numbed my arm with a nerve block and sent me to pt the same day. i also had my shoulder broken free......sideline..........Anywho, I think this helped to "reset" the nerves in my arm somehow. Don't know if this works commonly, but helped me after other nerve blocks, meds, etc. Good luck and pray all goes well for you. Hugs, Suz66