Be patient we all been there,is a lot to process ,hope you find some relief soon,relax,rest,less stress will help,you might thing that is easy to say ,I was like you at the beginning,almost three years now,I wished so many times not to walk the stairs on my job but happens,the best I can do is try to cope with the daily pain and try to do my best ,is hard but you will find a balance point sooner or later,here I found it,the emotional part got much better here,with many people who never judge you at all,so be more patient everything will change and you will learn to deal little by little with this condition,blessings and also best wishes from Jesika , I hope my gentle hug doesn't hurt you at all.

My blood pressure has increased a lot since my surgery! Every time I go to the dr they comment on it so I'm always WAITING for the commentary as if it's a crime for it to be up. I keep saying, if you were in chronic pain, never sleep, and your whole life is falling to pieces....wouldn't your blood pressure be up? To me the pain and stress seems completely logical to go hand in hand with rsd

I think its important that if it is elevated for an extended period you not only monitor at home, but get put on some medication to improve it. I know I hate having to add yet another medication, but it being elevated on a regular basis is dangerous.