New to these issues. Am wanting to know if anyone here could share with me info on each? Is Fibro only diagnosed in adults? Are they distinct from each other? Any info would be helpful and appreciated.

Hi Dee and welcome! I don't have a really good answer for you. It seems to me that RSD is a diagnosis of last result made when the pain is way out of proportion to the injury site. I had 8 surgeries and multiple PT before I got the diagnosis. My cousin has fibro and I know that she struggles with all over pain and fatigue vs. RSD pain beginning in a specific area and then growing into other areas. Both affect the auto immune system and I have often wondered about the relationship between the two. I am sure that many more knowlegable people will be responding to this very interesting post. Lisa

on this link - about halfway down the page look for -
[Possible co conditions - FM & CMPS & RSD]
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/post388-1.html

there will be a list of links that will help to explain each

Hi Dee: I've had Fibro since 96 and RSD/CRPS since 98. Both took 2 yrs to diagnose. FMS, as Lisa explained, is an all-over body pain...even touching your skin, almost anywhere hurts, along with deep muscle throbbing and stabbing pain in hips, shoulders, you name it, accompanied by fatigue. RSD starts in one part of the body that has been injuried, often minimally injured. It is progressive, & over time can spread to other body parts. It usually manifests in extremities: hands and/or feet. It is a burning pain. RSD is extremely complex, and many other symptoms appear that, until I educated myself thru internet research, I never attributed to the RSD. A great website w/valuable info is rsddx.com. The physician that runs the site has studied RSD for 30 yrs, and it helped me a great deal. It is important that you find a pain specialist, and do research because a good pain doc is hard to find. Good luck and write if you have more questions.