Stress and strong emotions will definitely make the pain go up, but not spread. If someone is making your life more stressful with a bad attitude or anything else then you most certainly need to tell them to stop it. I know it might sound a bit harsh to some but I cut the people in my life, even my family, out of it that didn't believe me and were keeping me upset with their comments. Life is stressful, so it's not like we can totally avoid it,but we can lessen it by our own choices, especially when it comes to people.

Not sure what you're asking here. We know rsd often spreads, so if you're getting rsd symptoms where there were none before then it sounds as if it might be spreading. The meds definitely help keep pain down most of the time. I'm sure if you were to stop the meds the top of your knee would feel so great anymore.

Short and simple answer,is a resounding YES. Which is what I just said above. LOLOL The meds aren't masking the rsd per say, just toning down the symptoms associated with it.


Being depressed is from losing the life you knew, being the person you were and dealing with the pain and financial problems that come with all of it. It's hard not to be emotional. I wouldn't say that being all over the board emotionally can be blamed specifically on a system in the body. It's just a normal part of working toward acceptance and dealing with your "new" life.

Hope this helps.

Hugs,

Karen