Thanks @utopia

I know CRPS is an incredibly painful condition and also fibro causes all sorts of other discomfort and confusion and I feel for your mother

At least with my spine the MRI shows the damage - this is not always the case with other painful conditions and a lot of people get short-shrift which is unfair

It's been great to have the support I get here - and I think that posting my story in the same place will be helpful - right now I am  thinking about seeing the pain specialist and this is making me feel nervous already

And yes - over the last few weeks I have had more pain than usual - I have an idea why but this is a moveable feast and at times I have no idea what causes a flare - but it is really horrible when my specialist says I am in less pain that I say - and I see her for 15 minutes twice a year

Give your mother my best wishes - I think people with fibro really have it tough with more than their condition

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