My wife is 31 and has had RSD for almost two year now. Her RSD has
spread from her right ankle, up her leg and now is in her right arm.
We have a 5 year old and a 7 year old. I would say it would be fine
having a child, you will just need to be prepared to handle alot of
the work load yourself. That first three of four years will be
almost all you. But the joy they can bring to your lives is worth
it..
Our kids are the greatest help for my us, of course they are older
now, but they are just beginning to realize that Mom may be this way
for the rest of her life. They help with everything, and I don't
know what we would do without them..

Dave Arnold
San Antonio, TX


--- In rsdsupport1@yahoogroups.com, "jamieb1019" <JamieB1@w...> wrote:
> My boyfriend of 6 years was diagnosed with RSD 3 years ago in his
> right upper extremety (hand, arm, neck). Our concern lately has
been
> about marriage and extending our family. He is very scared about
> caring for a child, which I'm sure any normal man is; but he's
mainly
> concerned about taking all the pain medications, dealing with the
> pain and at the same time caring for the child. He is still very
> young (36 yrs old) and I'm only 27 years old, however I want to
have
> children, but not if it means a burden on him. Is there anyone who
> can talk about this, suggestions?