I have suffered with sever back trauma for over 20 years . I had constant pain which now and then say 3 times a year would go berserk for no reason other than twisting and force me to use crutches and leave me in agony for weeks or months. In March 2011 I had an ingrowing toe nail on my right foot which went septic and after being given 6 lots of Antibiotics (one of which I was allergic to and made me seriously Ill ) I had a reaction and both feet Ballooned to the point where I could not ware shoes or socks . After 12 months of Blood Tests and X Rays and the Like . I finally got to see the right Doc ???? Who Diagnosed me with CRPS . He Informed me I had not got Osteoarthritis in my spine hips etc as I had been diagnosed with 20 + years ago but CRPS . My doc put me on Lyrica and it does help take the edge off I'm on 300g a day . Lately the past 3 weeks or so I have had pains in my elbows forearms and my hands are slightly swollen and the palms are red. I am finding hard to use my crutches and it all seems to be getting worse.
If anyone can give me some advice as to me having CRPS etc , Like can it spread through out your body that quick , and where will it stop , I would be grateful. Thanks in advance Phil.

Welcome!
Oh how my heart goes out to you. Many folks here know this pain you describe all too well. It's a very frustating condition to have to battle. I see you've found your way to the CRPS forum. You're sure to get alot of great support there.

One thing that peaked my interest in your post was mentioning how sick you got from all that anti-biotic and that things went into overdrive thereafter. You might want to check out the Peripheral Neuropathy forum. Here's the link to get you there:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/fo...aysprune=&f=20

Reason I mention this is that PN can take on many different shapes and spread very similar to CRPS. There can be a very fine line between the 2 diagnoses. Certain antibiotics are known to spark PN. Might be worth reading up on.
I'm so sorry about all of this, but at least you're among folks who are more than willing to listen and care.

I hope that you will get some clearer answers soon.

Caring,
Rae