Barbara
I've had RSD for almost 7 years.I'm also having a hard time dealing with the pain.I even have a morphine pump,but it just not working as well as I'd hoped. I am working full time as a first grade teacher in our local public school system,it is hard to work,but it also helps me to keep my mind off the pain. My biggest problem is being able to get enough sleep at night ,due to the severity of the pain.It starts at 8pm and worsens as the night progresses. I am sleeping a little bit better since my doctor changed the dosage of my elavil from 50 to 100mg at bedtime,I also take 2 or 3 tylenol pm's with it.I trid it without the tylenlo pm,and I was unable to sleep much.With it I am sleeping about 6 hours at night,which is a big change for the positive.The daytime pain has improved some too,due to my body getting more rest. I have a great doctor,who is very knowledgable about RSD.His name is Dr. Steve Pyles,in Ocala,Florida.Hope this helps you some. I also have a spinal cord stimulator.It helps a lot with the pain too.