Hey Rosie,

- really, you are a very funny woman (amusing, I mean) - your poor sister

I must try that approach. Usually, because absolutely no one gets it, I just say it's a nerve disorder, like having nerve toothache all the time in my arm...have you noticed the glazed look in people's eyes if you say "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy"

all the best!

LOL, Rosie!

If only people realized how serious the condition really is.


Yes, Artist! I have noticed...

LOL!!!!

seriously - try it - it works brilliantly! so much better than trying to give some random acquaintance the full medical history (and in October 2003 I saw my GP who increased my tablets.. but then in November he added DF118s etc...)

there are so many different things you can use as well (depedning on who you want to impress)..

buildings are always good (falling/ them falling on top of you etc0
ladders (over, under, off of)
driving (sisters, sheep, monkeys, other cars driven by any of those)

etc etc

........and you get to realise if they were really listening or only asking to be polite (when they just go poor thing or something after you told them about your brave fight against the three gorillas that were trying to steal your purse who then beat you up with 10ft banana trees - then they aren't listening)

Rxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Oh!, you are making me laugh so hard, Rosie!!!!!!!!! I am cracking up reading your posts!

On a serious note, I have started making up a little brochure/ card to tell about RSD. Maybe I should work on that... then, if people are really interested they can read it.

Oh, I did tell someone they should look up RSD or CRPS on google... I dunno if the guy did or not, but later on he was asking me more about RSD... he seemed genuinely interested in it.

Some people don't know what they're asking when they ask "what happened to you?". A LONG story!

You crack me up...thats sooooo good
I too use responses...what ever you think of at that particular moment. This is great. I even can get confused is it the FM or the RSD