Hi everyone! I am new to this forum and have a general question for those of you who are in your 20's or younger with CRPS, or are associated with someone that fits this description.

I was diagnosed two years ago at the age of 25. Still trying to work everyday, though saying it is a struggle is an understatement. I have had sympathetic blocks which didn't work and am currently awaiting my neuro stim trial. My CRPS was poorly treated from the beginning and just recently started getting the treatments I needed a year and a half ago.

So, my question is this, when going to a new doctor, do you find it hard to be taken seriously because of your age? I recently had to go to a new doctor and this isn't the first time this has happened, but they treat me like a common street criminal looking for drugs. Aside from aquatic therapy, and the pain treatments, I am also on opiates. Have tried several different "nerve meds", but they all make me very sick. All I get is lectures about how I am too young to be on these meds. Like I enjoy it? The problem is, they all want to lecture, but give no alternatives. It is frustrating to be treated this way. My family feels this same frustration as well watching me go through it.

Just wondering if I am alone in this battle? Maybe it isn't even my age, maybe it is a common thing to be treated this way because of the lack of understanding of this disease? Thoughts? Experiences?