Penguin,

Two main things to keep in mind:

1) Not everyone has a "precipitating event," like an injury. I have never figured out what I “did" to kick off my RSD. It is most common to have an injury first, but not 100% necessary.

2) Not everyone will have all of the symptoms or the same symptoms. That's one of the things that make this condition very frustrating.

A good many doctors do not recall having ever heard of RSD, much less to come up with it as a wrong diagnosis. You must present enough to him/her that he/she feels that RSD is what you have. As Marleen said, you can always get a second opinion. Go ahead and tell the doctor that is what you are going to do so you can get copies of your records, if needed. A second opinion really isn't the "insult" that some lay people think. Doctors like patients who are well informed and can be comfortable in their treatment routine.

Let us all know what happens, if you decide to do that.




Mike