Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)

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Hi, I am a 47-year-old female who had a radical mastectomy in 2004 (breast and lymph node removal) on the left side. I was warned to be careful with my left arm (not have blood pressures, needle sticks, etc.) and really had no problems until last fall (2007) when I tripped going up a few steps and banged into the door jam with my left arm. Since then, I have had stabbing pain, very sensitive to the touch skin, along with nagging pain in my armpit. I have asked every doctor I have seen since t...Read the full article