Good morning.

Hi Daniella.

I don't feel that my condition is RSD due to the fact that I don't have any of the " classic " symptoms other than burning pain. No accelerated nail or hair growth, changes in color or temp ect.. While I do have swelling in several toes, it is localized and that has subsided over the past six months in several of them. I guess only time will tell.

No drugs prescription or otherwise and thank you for your kind words re addiction. While it would certainly be better to abstain from alcohol entirely given my history, I am currently able to enjoy having wine with dinner or beers and burgers without it being an obsession. I guess only time will tell there as well.

Dahlek,

The " knots " are swollen soft tissue inflammations around the metatarsal heads where they meet the toe bones. I did have a flu like illness in April of 2007 that the rheumatologist I saw and my GP suspect of being the precipitating factor in my development of reactive arthritis and everything since then. TX for your input and hugs!

Mrs. D,

The " knots " I have are located at the metatarsal toe joints as mentioned earlier. They do extend just forward of the joints toward the toes in the ball of the foot, but they are not on the toes. The toes forward of the knots are the ones with the worst swelling and dysthesia. Currently there are three; used to be five. I can only hope that these will subside like the others did last fall with the dexamethasone injections.

I checked my medical records re lyme testing. I tested negative with my GP in 2007 and again with the rheumatologist in 2008. GP doesn't feel that another test is necessary at this time given the timeline of developments.

Haven't been tested, but I have zero symptoms of sarcoidosis so I'll proceed with the Vit D when it arrives. I actually have very high hopes for the D3 supplementation including the neuralgia pain and eczema skin condition(s).

Thanks again to all.

Also thought I would share these images. I found them very useful in visualizing what is going on with the nerves in my feet.

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