Thank you, Renee. For those of us who know very little about CRPS, would you mind explaining a little about how this came on? What symptoms did you present with? How things developed as years went by?

Delighted you get relief from marijuana. My brother was stage4 cancer and he swore by it. He suggested I try some. So I would crumble it on food or stir it in yogurt. Had little effect so he said I may need to heat it to release the medicinal properties. Little effect. Then I smoked it and hated the effect because it made me feel like I did after stroke. Off balance and foggy. Just as well, since I had no MM card and didn't want to operate like that. I also did not want to mess up getting the only med that does help, which is a scheduled med. My med of choice is not a popular one, except for non-law abiding citizens, lol. I am given a 20 day supply, 10 days off, then new script. My ten days off serve the purpose of rebooting my brain, so the med is effective in time for my next 20 days. It's a bit of a rollercoaster, but I don't need to bump up mgs or use a more powerful med. Don't want to go there. Don't want to go over the 10mgs oxycodone I get now. Do you need to deal with tolerance issues with MM? Use more frequently because your body is used to it? Public opinion and medical professionals would like to see this med (oxycodone) go away, and I do not disagree, but as yet there is nothing out there I respond well to. Nerve medications not only are not effective usually, but even if they are i get brain issues, i fall, pass out, amnesia. I use a stimulator, have been in therapy for long time, and those are beneficial along with heat and ice, but they do not give me my 20 good days which I use to travel ( 6 kids, 14 grandkids to play with :)) , care for my dad, and maintain a minimal level of comfort I would not have otherwise. At 60 years old, I'm not looking for thrills. There are none anyway. Like most on these forums, just looking to function and not have a pain cloud hanging over me every day. Thank God, my doctor knows me, my conditions, my lifestyle, and allows me this relief. I have no reason or desire to abuse. But I do deal with "chronic pain shame" If relief came in another fashion, I'd be on board. After 17 surgeries throughout my adult life, surgery at this point and by my choice, is only to save my life. A body can only be traumatized so many times before it throws in the towel. Doesnt heal well, and we don't bounce back.

All that^^^^^^^is about me. Oh, why do I do that??? It's CRPS I wanted to know sbout, and here you get my story, lol. When you're up to it, would love to hear your story. In the meantime, I'll go reread what you did post. Maybe I just need to refresh my memory, which is like a collander. Lots of info slips out the holes. God bless.