I went through the same thing early on with my RSD. Once my doc got me on Lyrica, Ultram, Mobic, and Doxepin I was able to function fairly well and went back to an ALMOST normal lifestyle with pain at a 5-6 instead of a 9-10 every day. You still need to be cautious about things that can flare up the pain and try to avoid those things. Know what helps your pain and try to do those things every day (for me that included things like hot baths with Epsom salts).

My RSD got much much worse however when my pain doctor retired and then I couldn't get approval to see another one right away. As a result, I went off meds cold turkey (because I ran out) and then the pain went into high gear and NOTHING seemed to calm it down. When I finally got to see another pain doctor...none of the meds helped...not even the ones that I had been on previously. Then we did some blocks and things spread from being in just my ankle to my whole upper body.

So I would just caution you to make sure you keep up your treatment, avoid things that make you flare, and respond to any new or worsening symptoms immediately. Returning to normal activities is a good thing...and hopefully you can do that with only minor adjustments to your lifestyle to avoid things that cause flares and such like I was able to in the beginning. Good luck and take care.