Hi J,

I wouldn't say that you DON'T have pain when questioning if it this indeed RSD. You did say you have discomfort with this. That's just pain that is more mild. Could you have a high pain tolerance ?

I've done 'science experiments' on my son. Many years ago, he stepped on a toothpick and got a cut on his foot. He pulled out the toothpick, put a bandaid on it, and told me about it later. I looked at it, couldn't see any splinters, added neosporin, and called it a day. Few days later, it was swollen but the cut was healed. Basically.....4 months later after 4 courses of antibx including 1 for MRSA, multiple daily footsoaks, periods of 4x day squeezing the pus out.......One day I am pressing on it to express the drainage and 3/4 of a toothpick came flying out. I would think that would HURT. He said, "Meh, sometimes it bothered me a little." Same kid also broke his wrist as a child and never complained, until I noticed redness and swelling several days later. My 'science experiments' have been playing with my TENS on him. The settings where I feel a tickle and where I feel effective zaps, he can't feel at all. Settings that I find intolerable, he just starts to feel a tickle. That's a HIGH pain tolerance, if you ask me !

Good luck with finding answers !

Some RSD patients experience almost no pain.

Pregnancy has been reported to put the disease into remission or partial remission.

Well, whatever this is, is definitely not in any sort of remission. It's the worst it's been, but I dont' think b/c of the pregnacny. I think it's b/c of the heat.

Well, I saw a peripheral neurologist on Friday and he doesn't think it's CRPS/RSD. The reason he sited was b/c I don't have the pain component.

I'm wondering if it's a vascular issue. Next appt will be with a vascular surgeon and possible get a arterial dopplar ultrasound to check out the blood flow in the legs.