A few of them did Roz. Especialy the hands, leg with that "shiney apperence look" The first one of the hand with the huge blister looked like it was infected!! Ouch!! Also some of these photo's look patchy like I believe Tayla said. Plus RSD is so different from person to person, different looks, different everything. well thanks for sharing those, Roz.. they were very interesting indeed! Love Ya~Desi

Roz,

Thanks for that article. It was interesting and funny enough it brought up some topics I just covered with my physio at my visit (torture)

I love chatting with him, he is such a fantastic person who has made a commitment to discovering as much as he can about RSD/CRPS and then passing on that knowledge in the form of treatment for his parents.
I wish I could share him with you all.

Like you Roz, I have chronic infections----I'll be a happy person if I can find the exact cause and then the treatment might follow but I am sure sick of living on high doses of nasty antibiotics.

Cheers Tayla

Dear Tayla ,

Just a thought what about Bartonella in OZ. I am not leaving it out in my case for one second. It is much harder to get in Vet Medicine than Human Medical. Much Love, Roz

Bartonella (formerly known as Rochalimaea) is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. Facultative intracellular parasites, Bartonella species can infect healthy people but are considered especially important as opportunistic pathogens.[1] Bartonella are transmitted by insect vectors such as ticks, fleas, sand flies and mosquitoes. At least eight Bartonella species or subspecies are known to infect humans.[2] In June 2007, a new species under the genus, called Bartonella rochalimae, was discovered.[3] This is the sixth species known to infect humans, and the ninth species and subspecies, overall, known to infect humans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartonella

On a serious note, I do think any country, wants to protect it's public from fear. Also no test is accurate for this type of thing. Unless a person has a brain biospy. But even at that level how accurate with be the labs?

I am going to insist on a brain biopsy when I pass on, it will be off with my head just like Katherine.