Hi, I'm also new to this site. I have been dealing with RSD in my left leg for two years now. It's really a tough thing to have to deal with, especially if you don't have a strong support system behind you. I have been blessed with a great family to support me during this time but you're all absolutely right, it can be a very lonely disease to cope with..people who haven't had to deal with those sleepless nights due to intense pain, the heat like where ever you're affected is pressed up against a stove and that overwhelming feeling of little razors slicing at your skin, really don't understand what it's like. It would be nice to have people who know what I'm going through to talk to.