Hi Suzi,
I know my dad asked me last year why Paula Abdul acts like she is drunk. I said she has the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome that I have. I feel for anybody that has this syndrome. It is not well known even by physicians.

Unfortuately, I do have a very bad case of this syndrome and nerve damage to my left foot. I am on several pain medicine that has been helping, but they do make me sleepy. It is a good thing I don't work. I take my pain pills when my little boy takes his naps and I take one too.

The crazy part of this syndrome is you can get it just from breaking a bone, a sprain,... In my case it was from an IV needle which also caused the nerve damage. The sad part is there's no cure. There are evasive procedures you can have done. I don't think I would want to do any of them because of the dangers.