Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)

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I had a fracture on the side of my foot, wore a boot cast walker and almost immediately experienced more pain. My doctor put a hard cast on my foot/leg for 6 weeks, but the pain only increased. He took off the cast, my foot up to my knee was red, swollen and very shiny, and oh so painful, couldn’t even touch it. I finally recovered after 3 years, including having to be off of work for 7 months, but still have pain and sensitivity occasionally.
I tried different pain meds which didn’...Read the full article