I've had 3 major Foot surgeries in my life. Jan '11 was the last surgery I had. When I went back to work I had to use a cane since I live in Long island and have to travel to the city. In December '11 the incident happened. I went into the elevator at my job when the doors opened a co-worker grabbed my cane and shook me and I took a pretty bad step. I filed for workers compensation cause I had real serious pain. Swelling was terrible. I went to a pain mgmt Dr and through the weeks he saw I was getting worse. He didn't even tell me that he diagnosed me with RSD. I found out through the PT. The Pain Mgmt Dr sent me to a podiatrist which he wounded up just wrapping me in a cast, never took X-rays or MRI's. When the PT told me I was diagnosed with RSD I went to another Pain Mgmt Dr. He told me about an injection that goes in the back. (Which I am still very confused about because I was so scared I didn't hear anything else) He sent me to a Orthopedic Surgeon who Sent me for X-Rays and an MRI. RIght before the MRI My back started killing me. I have done probably 15 MRI's in my life and it was the worse MRI i ever did, btw the RSD pain and my back pain I cried through the whole thing. The MRI came out clear and he told me to go see someone about my back before I do any injections. I went to a neurologist yesterday and he told me about the surgery where they implant something in your spine. But he was SO NEGATIVE through out the entire consultation. He told me RSD is very tricky and never blocks never work and even the procedure he might do might not even help. I called the Pain Mgmt Dr and asked him to give me some new pills until they can clear out my back before I think about doing any injections. So he up'd my dosage of the nuycenta and he prescribed me an anti inflammatory. Other wise Im still very scared and very lost with this. Its all new to me. Can someone explain to me the different types of Injections???? Do they seem to help???? Has anyone had a Foot RSD that spread to the back???? Thanks