Hi ive not posted much on here but would like some thoughts please.I will keep it as short as i can.
well to cut a long story short i had an accident just over a year ago where both hands swelled up and formed small blisters on my hands at the local hospital they smeared them in petroleum jelly and bandaged them up and told my to keep covering in petroleum jelly after 10 days they didnt seem too bad so i went back to work.After 2 days work my hands were red/purple the size of boxing gloves.I was given antihistamine tablets to take and hydrocortisone cream to rub on.None of this helped me.
I then saw a Dermatologist who done skin patch testing and it showed no allergies.Next step was a neurologist who tested my reflexes they were ok, he looked at my hands and could see a definite line on both hands where the colour changed.He also done pin prick tests down both arms to hands and there was about 6 inches on both forearms where i could only faintly feel the pin the rest seemed ok. He reffered me to another consultant for nerve conduction studies. They were all ok
In the meantime i was given gabapentin and could take upto 3600mg i was also given Amitriptyline up to 60mg this just zombied me out so my gp tried me on pregabalin but they made me feel awfull so back to gabapentin then carbamazipine was thrown in the mix and then another called xeristar i feel im taking these tablets for little relief but afraid to stop them as i dont know if pain would worsen.
my symptoms started with an intense itch and very hot and sensitive fingertips that has over time progressed to burning hands very sensitive to touch running water air freshners aerosol sprays all agitate them as well as heat/cold but they dont swell up as much or often as they did i also have a numbness starting to creep up both forearms and tend to have my hands in a closed position although not intentionally as to protect them family members picked up on this.
lastly my short term memory is getting slowly worse i feel agitated almost angry. a lot more than i ever have and a band like feeling around my head. Im not sure if some of this is the meds or what. They now sending me back to a Dermatologist im so confused and low at the minute which is totally out of character for me.
One consultant has said either Erythromialgia / Rsd or akin whats your thoughts please?

ps; ive typed all this with my thumb and it sure aches now lol

Take care G