Hi I'm new here. I was first diagnosed with rsd when I was 13 in my left foot following a surgery....it was years of pain, drs, meds, treatments, etc. it robbed me of any possibility of a "normal" adolescence. Then in my 20s it leveled off....it hurt all the time but was not as sensitive and tolerable. I breathed a sigh of relief.

Fast forward, I'm 38 and had surgery on my left wrist five months ago and it's not healing properly but to top it off they say I have developed rsd in it. There was a voice in the back of my head saying this pain is not normal, why does the wind hurt me, why can't I wear a jacket without wanting to cry, etc etc

I work with my hands or did...I've been been on std since the surgery which is due to run out in a month. I am so scared of what my future holds. I can't slerp between the pain and racing thoughts.....I don't want this to be my life. I feel so overwhelmingly hopeless! I guess I am just curious, how do you all work? I am single and have no family so I HAVE to be self sufficient.