I finally got a call back from my pain doc this morning and I talked to the nurse. I asked her about my foot just swelling up out of the blue and you wouldn't believe what she told me. They have never had a patient that has had that happen before unless it was associated with an injury. So according to her you have to have an injury for rsd to spread. Is that true? I told her that what i have read about rsd that it can spread. I also told her that I did have a severe sprain to that foot less than a year ago where my foot turned all purple. She then said that now that she heard that that it is very possible that it is rsd in my foot.She also wanted to know if I had seen my family doc for it and I told her no becuz i thought that it could be rsd. THe other reason that I didn't tell her is I don't have insurance so I can't afford to go to my family doc.Besides I want work comp to pay for anything and everything I can possibly make them do for everything they have and are putting me through. I do have an appointment with my pain doc on Monday at 4:45. So we will see what they say. I am going to print out some of the articles that you guys have posted and take them with me just so the doc can read them for himself. Thanks again. Please if anyone has any input on what the nurse said from the get go let me have it. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Screwballpookie