I am glad you don't have the TOS. That to me is just as bad as the RSD.
As far as posture, we probably do have some bad posture from doubling over with pain.

Mark, What I noticed is when I was at my worst that's when my past came out. I had things that happened to me when I was younger that just came flooding out when I first got injured. I couldn't understand that part, what that had to do with the pain, I actually think it all made my pain worse.

I spent over 5 years dealing with my past in therapy. It took me that long to get past the nightmares and fear. I am past it now and it hardly ever comes back to haunt me so the councelling had worked for me.

Unfortunetly, now I am dealing with the loss of Bill and more medical problems. If I weren't in councelling I wouldn't get trough it on my own. I realize that. I think you have to realize it to be able to say ok I need help.

Thankfully that is what Vanessa is doing. Now that she knows she needs the help, she will see a difference in months to come with it.

Mark, I think we all go through the I feel sorry for myself every once in awhile with this.

Allen, I wake up every couple of hours anyway, I don't need an alarm to tell me I need to relax and loosen up. LOL

This is a good thread, it lets everyone here know that we are not alone in the need of help with this nightmare.

Something else I wanted to ask that goes with this is if any of you have panic attacks. I have had them for years and they had calmed down but I started having them again around March.
That's when my breathing problems get worse.

Ada