Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD and CRPS) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type I) and Causalgia (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type II)(RSD and CRPS)


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Old 12-28-2013, 08:21 AM #5
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I went to see 2 doctors, who are familiar with RSD, for what started as right arm pain that has progressed to the shoulder, neck and left arm. Neither think I have RSD. One said it is because RSD usually involves in extremity and skin changes, and my hands are all right.

From what I can understand, I first have with neuropathy on the right arm, which have progressed to frozen shoulder, to the left arm muscle pain, and then to osteoarthritis on neck. My neck X-ray shows extreme narrowing of one pair of neck disc.

My family doctor thinks my new left arm pain is due to the degenerative narrowing of my neck disc.

I'm full of questions at this moment , no doctor is able to explain all my symptoms.

- Is there a non-RSD illness that causes pain to spread to the other part of body?
- Does RSD always involve in extremity such as hand and feet?
- Does RSD always have skin changes?

I went to eHealthme.com to look at the symptoms of RSD patients. Many of them have partial seizures, which I seem to have from time to time. Many of them also have osteoarthritis too.

- Does RSD cause partial seizure?
- Does RSD cause osteoarthritis?
So sorry to hear of your battles.
Skin changes are just one of the symptoms. The actual cause this monster is the disruption of the Sympathic Nerves signals to the brain. This can manifest itself in various ways.
As far as I know from the info I receive from my neurologist the most accurate test is the EMG of the area to see the reaction of our brain to certain signals.
I get seizures too and I take Cymbalta for them which helps somewhat.
I'm not trying to sound like a know it all. I'm just chiming in...
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