HI. It has been awhile since I have been on here; don't have regular access to a compy. I have had RSD since end of 2008. Last night, I dropped something on my foot....OW....ha....and am pretty sure I broke my big toe. I know that last time it took about a week for the RSD to show its ugly head. I am hoping that this is not going to restart my rsd; has been pretty manageable. Anywho, any ideas of how to curb possible flare up and anyone know what to look for on the foot to know if should be concerned? Thanks for your time. God Bless. Suz66 =)

Without a doubt, I know the one greatest thing you can do is take a lot of viatmin C. Off the top of my head I forget what the recommended dose is to prevent it following an accident but if you search this forum or look for Dr. Hooshmond's RSD triangle with a google search, you should be able to find it.

Other then that, obviously get as much rest as possibly, accept help where offered, don't push yourself and stay as stress free as you can (that includes not stressing that you're going to get a flare up!!). Focus on the beauty of spring or whatever else brings you happiness or an upcoming event everytime you feel the pain coming on.

I'm sure others will have advice.

Best wishes, my thoughts will be with you.

Dawn

May want to see a doctor for an x-ray. If the toe is crooked, pain increases, or any bone protrusion, best to see a podiatrist, rather than a G.P

I have CRPS in my big toe. Mine started as a complication of multiple toe surgeries.

As inactivity of a limb is not a good thing for allowing CRPS to develop, it is important to come to a solution which will keep the toe sufficiently immobilized to allow it to heal, yet not restrictive to a point where the rest of the foot can't move.

I would stay away from ice if you have had or have CRPS. I agree with taking a higher dosage of vitamin C until the toe heals.

Good luck!

I had a simular incident two months ago, as I injured my foot that is affected by CRPS. The best thing you can do is contrast baths to help prevent the nerves becoming to sensitive.
Contrasts baths are taking the foot and placing it in hot water for 2 minutes and then immediately submerge the foot into cold water for 2 minutes. Repeat twice for each treatment and do this daily for a couple of weeks. It helped me immensly and prevented the injury into turning into a new CRPS issue. It feels back to it's normal pain levels after two weeks of the contrast baths. Hope this helps and I'm glad you came back to the group. Keep us posted on how you are doing.
Sarah