i, too, understand exactly how you feel. my shoulder problem started early last fall and didn't get bad until Christmas day. then i went to therapy BEFORE getting a referral to an orthopod who then ordered an MRI and found the problem. surgery in march, onset of RSD in april... my husband, friends and family have heard me complain about how bad my arm has hurt for months. and this was months before RSD when it REALLY became unbearable. i can understand the fact that nobody likes to hear whiners 24/7. i get it. BUT! when you hurt so bad day after day after day with RSD pain which is so horrendous, it's hard NOT to be consumed. i mean, it has consumed my life to the point where i am apologizing to people because i keep talking about the pain. and every day it's something new for me. i have thrush again for the second time in 2 weeks. my body is so broken out from the massive amounts of steroids being pumped into my body. i ache. i have a fever. i'm just exhausted...

i'm sorry that you are going thru such a tough time. you just have to know that you have a safe place to turn to to talk about all this stuff.

shalom,
angie