“ Remember RSD is not all in your head.” It is all over your body. It starts from one extremity or one part of the body and if not properly treated, it spreads to other parts of the body. Don’t let anybody convince you to be treated excluively by a psychiatrist or to learn to live with your pain. Just remeber you are not crazy. The pain of RSD is enough to drive anybody out of their mind, but what I admire is the fact that RSD patients still keep their sanity. ― Hooshang Hooshmand, M.D.

RSD-CRPS PICTURES

In this part of our website, I want to share a collection of pictures that illustrate the impact of RSD-CRPS on my left foot and leg over the last four decades. These pictures chronicle the journey from the initial onset of the painful syndrome to the significant moment of my amputation surgery, which took place above the knee on August 25th and 27th, 2008. Each picture captures the progression of the disease, highlighting the challenges I faced and the changes that occurred in my affected limb during this lengthy battle. I hope these pictures provide insight into my experience and raise awareness about the effects of RSD-CRPS.

I understand that the images I am sharing may be unsettling for some viewers. However, it’s important to clarify that not every individual diagnosed with RSD-CRPS will experience such severe outcomes. I am simply sharing my personal experiences from the past 40 years of living with RSD-CRPS to provide insight into the challenges I have faced on this journey. My intention is to raise awareness and foster understanding about this syndrome, rather than to evoke fear or despair.

Please take a few minutes to browse through the gallery below. If you have any questions please contact me at utopia33@prodigy.net

Thanks!

Eric

 

RSD of The Left Foot Pictures

Leg and Foot Deformity-Discoloration Picture #1 Onset of RSD 12-7-1985.	Left Foot Deformity Picture #2 Three years after onset and before surgery. The toes became fused over a three year span. 12-7-1988.	Left Foot Deformity Picture #3 Post-Op Fusion of Great Toe 12-14-1988.	Left Foot Deformity Picture #4 Five years after onset of RSD 1990.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Left Foot Deformity Picture #5 Eight years after onset of RSD 1993.	Left Foot Deformity Picture #6 Seventeen years after onset of RSD. Please note toenail on left great toe. 7-11-2002.	Left Foot Deformity Picture #7 Seventeen years after onset of RSD. Please note after removal of toenail on left great toe. 7-12-2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSD and Infection Pictures

RSD Infection Picture #1 RSD of the left foot. The infections started in the 22nd year of having RSD.	RSD Infection Picture #2 The infections lasted for over a year and half. Ultimately the left foot and leg above the knee were amputated in August of 2008. This was 23 years after onset of RSD due to a car accident.	RSD Infection Picture #3 The patient lost the use of the limb after his first surgery to fuse the great toe in 1988. Three years after the onset of RSD.