SFN as a result of RSD/CRSP
 

Is there anyone here with SFN as a result of having RSD? I had RSD 30 years ago that way put mostly in remission after 10 years of treatment. Now within just a few years I am diagnosed with SFN, MG (neuromuscular autoimmune disease) and hypothyroidism. I feel like the RSD set me up for the neurological and autoimmune issues. Anyone else with a similar experience?
thanks
kathie

Not exactly, but I have had both. In 2005 I developed PN, on the soles of (both) feet, after an injury to one foot. That lasted about a year. After that cleared up, I had thumb surgery and developed RSD in my hand and forearm. It resolved after 9 months with meds and hand therapy. Then in 2012 the burning PN in my feet returned for no reason. Since then the severity and variety of symptoms steadily increased. At that point I was found to have the antibody profile of a lupus patient, but have never developed joint or skin symptoms, so I am undiagnosed other than SFN. My feeling is that the RSD and SFN are perhaps both expressions of some susceptibility or over-reactivity of my nerves. I've been hypothyroid since I was a teenager.

Hi Cait24

Sorry to read you have developed SFN and the other conditions on top of your previous RSD (aka CRPS - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome).

I recently came across this interesting article about other complications of CRPS which may be of interest to you.

http://www.rsdinfo.com/Various_Compl...n_Syndrome.pdf

Given the time lapse between your original RSD it's also likely that the SFN is secondary to the Hypothyroidism - another link to an article discussing this:

Hypothyroidism: Can it cause peripheral neuropathy? - Mayo Clinic

As there are many different causes of SFN, including medications you may be taking for any of your conditions (as well as some antibiotics), it may be difficult to determine the exact cause. Treatment is dependent on the cause so all the best for figuring out what's going on and getting some useful treat ment.