Hi guys and gals,
I am so sorry that I haven't been on in a while. I was trying to get some things done before I went back to school this week. My daughter and I got two rooms painted,bordered and organized in 3 days. I really pushed myself to get it done. I was hurting pretty bad after doing it but I am so happy with the way they turned out. I started back to college this week and had a bad thing happen to me on Wednesday. While going out to my vehicle I fell down the last step. I must have misplaced my foot and didn't realize it til it was to late. I went to the ground and could not get back up. I hollered for my daughter and she wanted to know if i needed an ambulance and I told her that I didn't need an ambulance just some help to get to my feet. She helped me and I hobbled into the house, called the doctors office and went to the docs. They did xrays and said there was nothing broke or fractured in my foot that is was just severely sprained. I am now on crutches and the doc wants to see me Tuesday just because of the history I have with rsd. He said that there is a good chance that the rsd can spread to my foot with an injury like this but he can't say if it will or if it won't. Help! What are my chances of the rsd going to my foot now? My foot is all swollen and bruised severely. I still struggle to put much weight on it. Is it normal for a sprain to feel this way? I don't remember a sprain feeling like this before but maybe now that I have rsd maybe it will feel different. Am I thinking right or wrong? I am so afraid of the rsd spreading to my foot. What will happen if it does spread to my foot? Do I just expect it to get worse little by little? I am so scared. I cry when no one is around because I am so scared. I am also very angry at myself for doing something so stupid. I have been trying to be so careful so I don't do anything like that but I guess I wasn't careful enough.

Tracy

Tracy,
I am sorry that this has happened to you. You must not beat yourself up about it. I would just see what the doc has to say and stay encouraged I know how hard this can be.
I wish you pain free days

Hi Tracey,

I'm sorry that you fell. I agree, to try to stay positive. Try to think that you WON'T get RSD - think positively. I know that's really easy for me to say. But, none of us can control whether our RSD will spread.

From what I have heard from others, they seem to know right away if the reaction is like RSD. Do you have the burning? You could just have a hurt foot. I will swell and be bruised - from what I know about a normal sprain.

See what the doctor says. I always say - get upset when you have something to get upset about. Right now, you just fell and hurt your foot. Try to think of it as just that and not RSD.

I am so affected by stress. My RSD absolutely gets horrible when I'm upset about something - could be at home or at work. I try to do evetrything that I can to NOT cause stress. Think positively...

You can only take it day by day, worrying and stressing yourself out won't change anything either way, right??

You're aware of a possibility of a spread but give it time to heal from the sprain first. It may take weeks if it was a bad sprain.

I don't know if RSD shows up so soon after an injury - or if you have it already does it spread that fast - that is a good question for the pros here.
best of luck - give the sprain time to heal

sprain info links-
http://faqs.org/health/Sick-V2/Fract...d-Strains.html
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdo...uries/010.html

Hi

My doc told me if I have any new injujries to keep that part of my body moving.

I had to have back surgery since my diagnosis of rsd. Unfortunately I was told not to bend lift or twist for 3 months. Sadly, rsd set in my spine partly because of my inactivity.

Good luck Pam

First of all honey, BREATH.. ok, now... You did NOT do anything stupid!! This could happen to anyone, Tracy! First of all, your doctor does NOT know for sure if the RSD can spread. yes, you took a nasty fall and it ended up sprained. Sprains can be worse then an actual break. At least they can put a cast on a break but not on a sprain. why are you struggling to put much weight on that bad sprain, Tracy?? It will just aggravate the sprain more!! Please DO NOT DO THIS!! Yes, it is sooooooo normal for a sprain to feel this way!! Gosh, when I sprained my foot yrs. ago.. I wanted to cry(and I did)alot of the time! Please just relax(I know, easier said then done??) Just stay off the foot, take care of you. elevate your foot, and again.. STAY OFF OF IT! I say this because I care. We can't say in advance if this will spread, Tracy!! neither can your doctor. In the meantime, you just take it easy, we are all here for you if you need to PM, vent, chat?? anything. I love you and you will be in my prayers hun! Love ya!! Love,Desi