Hi ya.. "new Kid On the block"! LOL thank you so very much for "The Good Luck's" That means so much!! Wow!! You sure have had and still are going through a lot! Wishing you all the best Matrix! Oh, and a HUGE welcome!!~Diane.. or.. Desi

Hey Desi,

I am so sorry that you are going through this. As if you haven't got enough to deal with.
I am thinking of you as always.
Love Tayla

Tayla!! My good friend, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Your always there for me, I shall always be forever greatful for your nice and thoughtful reply!Thank you!! Love, Desi

Desi,

You really do deserve a break. Usually with arthritis, the onslaught is a little slower. IMO. There are blood test for arthritis. Most of the time it is the sed rate. I hope that it isn't the spread of rsd or arthritis. Wish there was something I could do to help. I'll be here for you tho.

((((gentle hugs))))))

Mary

Desi,
I am soooo sorry to hear that you are going through this right now, I hope and pray that your RSD isn't spreading.
You're in my thoughts.
Love ya
Alison

Hi ya Allison!! Sweetie, thank you so very much!! I heard that you were going through a lot and still are. I'm so sorry!! How is everything going for you now? Love ya, Desi

Hi Mary, my very good friend, whom i just adore!! You are indeed always there for me! Mary, the Dr. ordered the blood tests that I had on Friday, so I hope I hear more this Monday. Ya, know... come to think of it. I had this swelling in the fall and couldn't go to our county fair, but it only lasted a few days. This is going on 3 weeks?? a month now? I too hope that there is no spread of rsd or arthritis! ~Thank you so much Mary!!~Love ya, Desi

RSD causes arthritis.

My doctor told me I was "remarkably arthritis free" when I first got RSD and especially so for someone of my age who did so much physical work. I started getting just little bouts of arthritis three years later. Now I get huge flairs where walking is very problematical but it usually doesn't last long.

I've found that cod liver oil seems to work wonders. I take it in the evening a couple hours after my last meal whenever the arthritis flares. For the first few months I needed it nearly every day but now it's just once or twice a week. If you rinse your mouth out with salt first and chase this FOOD with water it's really not so bad. I've come to almost like it.

The drugs for arthritis have provided very limited relief so I'm still looking for one that works. These drugs are pain killers since there's nothing that can be done now for the disease itself. I find the arthritis far less limiting than the RSD so far almost all the time.

Hi. My issue is in the inner ankle/foot. Very painful. Anyhow did you have an mri done lately? For me when my pain is high nothing can touch that area. I mean no socks or even lidocain patches. It does feel the best keep my leg up a little. What part of your ankle and foot exact? You said it just happened and I know with my other leg I had a flare up that lasted and still comes and goes but it just all of sudden happened. I hope you get answers and relief

Hi daniella! I did have a sonogram of my left leg to rule out any blood clots. I haven't had an MRI since Feb.2007. My ankle and foot is about where yours hurts. My legs are killing me too so much. I am always hogging our bath tub, as the warm water is a blessing!! I can't stay in there forever, but as soon as I get out of the tub and my feet hit the floor, I have to sit down in our bathroom covered toilet seat, then hang on to the sink, door, then walk out and it seems like I have walked a mile or more.
I too hope that I get answers and relief too. If not, I want to talk to my doctor about going to Cleveland hospital and have a darn assessement. watch the blood tests come back normal. I still kinda feel it's RSD why oh why am I having this feeling that it is?? Please someone tell me?? I am sick of all these tests, blood work, 8 steliate Ganglion blocks that never worked, physical therapy, I was not allowed to do that anymore, as I kept on getting flairs from it!! I don't know what the matter is with me! I am so sorry for rambling on. I will pray for you, to get what you need ,done daniella! Is that your name? If so, I love it! take care of you!!~Love, Desi(Diane) wish my name was Diana!! that's the least of my troubles though! LOL