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Hi All,
You will come to discover I am a professional Klutz, but that's for another time. I have had RSD since 1991 after three surgeries on a broken toe.

In March, I walked off a step, rolled my foot and ankle, then landed on it. I broke 2 bones, tore tendons off other bones which took bone fragments with them. Other ligaments were torn as well. No surgery on this mess, just a cast.

Seven months later I am still in serious pain. It feels and looks nothing like RSD. After being sent to several specialists,the diagnosis for the pain is scar tissue and possibly a bone fragment.

Surgery is the only solution and even that is "Iffy." My doctor told me surgery could help, not help at all or make things worse. He wasn't even addressing the RSD issue when he made the statement! I know what those statistics are.

The decision is up to me now. Pain is sitting at a solid nine, tempting me to try almost anything. While I successfully use pain management techniques for the RSD, nothing is helping the other. For now I am holding off so I can learn more. That's how I discovered this website.

If anyone has been through a situation like this or has any advice, I would love to hear it.

Glad to be here.
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