Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)

[livingwith]

I fractured my wrist in November ‘08. While in the cast, my fingers were intensely sensitive and swollen, and the skin on the back of my hand felt as if it was being rubbed with hot sand paper. The pain was so intense, I could barely endure it, until finally (4 months after the fracture) a neurologist prescribed an anti-seizure drug. And now, after 5 months of DAILY physical therapy the fingers on my hand have contracted like claws; I can no longer extend my fingers; the hand, wrist and f...Read the full article

[daveduck]

i too have rsd. it started with a minor tendon tear in my elbow and now 15 months later ,my whole arm from my finger tips to my neck is red, swollen and so so painful i cant move. i feel for you .and the worse part about it is i did it at work . workers comp. wont approve any kind of treatment other then pills .keep up with the PT there is a support group called rsd hope if u google it you'll find their home page my e-mail is [moderator note: e-mail address has been removed] if there is anything i can do or help u with drop me a line i live in new york good luck Dave

[fontaine]

Hi there livingwith! I have just read your entry and am sorry this has happened to you. I have had exactly the same thing having fractured my wrist last January. I have had some help from PT but now my hand is becoming ever stiffer. I agree that this condition has a life of it's own and also I think that little is known about it in the country where I live. There are specialists but not maany. I hope you get some help and comfort soon and find plenty of support from friends and family and on here. I was really shocked by all this as i had never heard of RSD before!!! Best wishes, Fontaine.

[thundercove]

My fiance is in the same boat. She got RSD in Jun 07. Her hand is in a claw shape and has been since about July of 2007. She went through the Ketamine coma which didn't help, and is currently just living with the constant pain. She has no movement in her arm, wrist or hand.