To Everyone here at CRPS@egroups

[Guest guest]

To all members of the CRPSegroups:

Please read this as if I were writing it just for you in a personal

email.

I am still a relatively new member as we all are basically. I have been

reading the posts quietly to myself here lately without responding

because I do not know who likes to be emailed directly and who does not.

There are times when emailing the group is not appropriate. I will never

mail anyone a nasty (bad) email or put anyone down for their beliefs,

ideas, or even their thoughts. We all have the given right to our own

opinions, and I believe that we can learn from each other by expressing

ourselves. My email address set up just for RSD is raj@... I

would appreciate knowing if you would or would not like to be emailed

personally from time-to-time?

About Myself:

I am male, 35, extremely happily married, have two boys ages 10 and 12,

overweight (225), 6 foot 1 inches tall, and I have a million questions

about RSD and Fibromialgia. I also love to know about other places,

countries, states, it’s scenery, etc. I live in Texas in-between Fort

Worth, Dallas, and Waco.

I started having problems with my left hand, arm, and shoulder in 1995.

They were turning blue, swelling, and had a hot stinging pain that just

would not go away. This interfered with my profession of over 15 years

as a brick and stone mason to a point that I had to quit altogether.

In May of 1996, I had my first ulnar nerve surgery. Soon afterwards the

rsd spread to my right arm and shoulder. My surgeon died a couple of

months later, so I had no doctor to explain why my right arm was acting

just like my left one. The same surgery was done in May of 97 by the

tallest doctor I have ever seen! The surgery spread the rsd to my hips

and both legs and feet. This doctor had no idea why I was not getting

better?

Finally, in " MAY " of 98, I was diagnosed with rsd by a surgeon and

another pain specialist. I’m not a big fan of the month of May anymore!

I’m probably just like 99% of the rest of you out there, I had no idea

what RSD was, but I have been learning ever sense I found out that I

have it. In 99, my doctor suggested that I probably have Fibromialgia

too, and when she did the pressure point test I almost fell down when

she touched the one under my shoulder blades. Again, I was diagnosed

with another disease that I had never heard of.

About Chat:

I downloaded AOL instant messenger and also have Yahoo instant

messenger. I don’t know how to use them right though. I can’t chat on

Mondays and Wednesdays because my wife gets off work during the time the

chat is online, and I won’t tie up our phone lines just in case she

needs to call home during this time. All the other nights are perfectly

all right to go to the chat, but I don’t know how. (Oh yeah, my memory

is horrible, so if you have explained how to do this before – I don’t

remember.)

You curious new rsd member at CRPSegroups: