Welcome!

There isn't much action here, unfortunately.

I just wanted to let you know that what you read on the web can
sometimes paint a very bleak picture of RSD. It doesn't have to lead
to a lifetime of pain. Catching it within the first few months of
onset is a big plus so that's something in your favor. As for cut off,
some say about 3 months after onset and some say 6 months.

RSD can go into remission. In a good amount of cases, it often gets
better (though when I say better, I don't mean full recovery). Getting
the condition to a manageable state requires a lot of lifestyle
changes - and when I say lifestyle, I mean for life.

The 4 F's diet is a good place to start. Do a little search for it and
I'm sure you'll find it. It requires eating Fresh Fruit, Fresh
vegetables, Fish, and Fowl. Avoid beef and eat pork sparingly. Avoid
the 5 C's - cookies, cakes, candies, chocolate, and cocktails (also
caffeine). This diet helps to reduce stimulants and suppresses
overactive sympathetic nervous system response.

Further, exercise is a big deal. You need to do your exercises, keep
blood flow, and do your best to maintain mobility and range of motion.
I know it hurts, but pain doesn't mean that you are causing damage.
Pain, in RSD, means that your sympathetic nervous system is acting up.
It doesn't always mean that it requires immediate attention, as in
acute pain. Chronic pain is a completely different story - and needs
to be treated differently than acute pain.

Most important, at least to me, is relaxation. I don't mean that you
need to be lazy, quite the contrary. Basically, the volume on your
sensitivities has been turned up to peak levels. You might find that
you are more excitable than you used to be. Anxiety is common with
RSD. Try some relaxation exercises daily. Autogenics, progressive
relaxation, guided imagery, meditation, etc. all help to retrain your
nervous system to act normally and help your body to heal itself.

I've lived with RSD for about 3 years and I have experienced a lot of
improvement through the above methods. My improvement isn't quickly
achieved as I hope yours is, but it is measurable and noticeable.

I wish you well in your recovery.

--- In RSD_LINKS@yahoogroups.com, "Me :)" <jesdenm@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, new here. Injured Dec 2, 06 and diagnosed last Wednesday. People
> and reading websites state I am lucky to have discovered it so soon.
> However, how soon is lucky? Is there a specific timeline/cutoff that
> prevents this from becoming permanent? I think I am into this by four
> months now. My doc has me in water therapy, that hurt like hell and
> afterwards later in the day it was much worse than hell. In fact a new
> pain popped up. I've noticed that when I do something my endorphines
> block some of the intenseness of it but after they are gone I flare up
> for a day or two or more. I am on leave of absence from work. I tried
> going back, however standing on my feet for seven hours hurt so badly
> that I have to go back on LOA.
>
> As for the recent spam, it is because when you join you are
> automatically approved. So spammers get automatically approved also.
>
> Christine
>