does rsd have to be constant pain/can it be infrequent
 

i have stinging pinching pain in my foot and knee but it is not constant
my doc diagnosed me w rsd and I see many people from the beginning have constant pain
do some of you have intermittent pain that is not constant at all?

Didn't you ask that same question here already?
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread84658.html

Everyone has different types of pain associated with RSD and no two people are the same. The most common type of pain experienced in RSD is a constant burning pain.

When my RSD first started, I got a very sharp shooting pain around the ankle that would come and go. As time progressed though, the pain got worse and more constant and turned into a burning pain. I no hsve the burning pain 24/7 but also experience shooting pains several times a day.

If you aren't comfortable with your diagnosis, I would go and seek a second opinion. I know it can be stressful but its important that you are sure you are getting treated for the proper illness.

Take care and keep us posted!:hug:

You can find a lot of good information at the RSDSA.org website

I have good days and bad days; times with minimal pain and times when it seems unbearable, and different pains on different pains; where always seems consistent although a new pain has surfaced in another part of my leg. My most prevelant pain feels like red hot razor blade slicing into the front of my leg from knee down the shin, then there's the pain of steel wool rubbing on a really bad sunburn, the knife cutting feeling, and new is the hot ice pick stabbing in my calf and back of leg. I never know from one moment to the next let alone one day from the next how much it will hurt or for how long. I never wear skirts any more as the swish is worse for me than the touch of pants - think of it pants only have a small area to move before hitting the leg vs a shirt which moves a much further distance so seems to have more power. RSD is personal and our bodies reaction is personable. ONE MOMENT CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING!

The only thing consistant about RSD is its inconsistancy. Keep reading our posts and you will see that everyone has a slightly different set of symptoms.

And yes, RSD patients can have good days and bad days. Sometimes the good days can stretch into long periods. But it will always creep back, if it is truely RSD. Sometimes people will refer to the good periods as "remission." Technically, it is not really remission, but I will take it no matter what the "correct" label is.

Mike