Hi CT,

Researching RSD is a great place to start.

Moving forward with gentle PT, especially water therapy sounds like a good plan......whether it is or isn't RSD.

Like LL mentioned, if they do a epidural block to the affected area, it could help with the symptoms and could help with a dx.

Ice is a common recommendation after orthopedic surgeries, but can trigger RSD, as BL mentioned. So, being sure about the dx before using ice again is important. With that, I'll throw out there......ice has been my saviour for treating my unbearable pain before I had adequate pain meds. I truly believe I would have gone insnae without it, I could not handle the pain. I'll never know for sure if the ice was what gave me the RSD. What would have happened if I had pain medication from the start and didn't require the ice ?

We have read many cases on here of RSD without the severe pain that seems to be it'e trademark. Your high pain tolerance may be what is "saving" you right now. Keep your treatment options open incase your body's rewiring with RSD changes that tolerance over time.

I have the concern that you, or some doctors, might dismiss the RSD dx because of your discomfort, not pain, when early treatment may stop this from developing to it's worst.

Keep us posted how things are going !