RSD/CRPS can strike at any age, and can be different for each person. It is a chronic progressive disorder with many complicating symptoms. Most common characteristic is the burning pain, pathological changes in the bones and skin. excessive sweating, tissue swelling and extreme sensitivity to touch.
RSD/CRPS is a nerve disorcer that occurs at the site of the a injury or trauma, from a pin prick to as sevre as a car accident. It is not rare, but rather misunderstood by society.
I have had RSD/CRPS for what doctors figure is to be 17 - 18 years now. When I was diagnosed seven years ago I was lost, scared and confused. Never hearing those three words before was a whole new world for me and I thought I was along with this condition until I got access to the internet. From that day on I vowed never to allow anoyone to feel that way I did, so I created Hope Candles. |
