I would go ahead and see the Pychiatrist for two reasons; 1st- you already know you have RSD and you will need a psychatrist or psychologists as part of your medical team and 2nd-once you do, you can let your doc know (or the next doc) that its not all in your head. Just a suggestion.
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Originally Posted by WolfLarsen
After much difficulty I succeeded in contacting my pain managment doctor about my new symptoms, which I've mentioned before on this forum :
Burning sensations and chills (at times pretty strong) in the legs, with some moderate reddishness; burning sensations in the face, throat and chest, originally set off by a mildly peppery meal but continuing for the past week.
I was concerned that my RSD is spreading. I give the info to his nurse, and she calls back and says he doesn't think its RSD spread and I should see a psychiatrist to (she didn't explain why very well I'm afraid and acted very harried and busy).
So....can you have RSD-like burning sensations beyond the original site and it ISN"T actually RSD spreading? Or is this guy just dismissing me as a hypochondriac? This would make him the third doctor this year to make that assertion- apparently I must come across as nuts to doctors. The first two turned out to be wrong (the symptoms were actually early RSD)...I'm really getting tired of this...
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