Not sure yet how to navigate all of this. Hopefully, this message will reach others diagnosed with or in other ways touched by CRPS. I have been reading sticky threads on things that help and successes and thank all of you that have posted. In addition to great ideas it gave me the courage to try becoming a member of your community. I have found a sense of understanding and knowing here that I cannot find with others not dealing with this crazy illness.

I had a relatively minor injury in November 2014 that developed into CRPS. I am obviously in the early stages of the illness and the grief process that naturally comes with any life altering diagnosis. I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact that my life as I knew it is over. I am searching (sometimes desperately) for a new "normal." I cannot find a doctor that seems actually interested in the illness and how to treat it. I hear this word remission, but don't have a doctor with any suggestions other that nerve blocks that didn't work or a spinal cord stim. that I'm not ready to consider. Feeling a bit lost. I know from the research there are other things, but cannot find anyone that offers them.

Anyway, hello to all and I hope to learn and possibly to contribute to this community.