Polyneuropathy

This was originally a request for feedback published in our Newsletter.
One of our RSD Alert Team has been diagnosed with Polyneuropathy, which we find is also sometimes called "stocking and glove neuropathy". We've been to our books and our web browsers, and the symptoms look somewhat familair, but nothing we can see makes any mention of RSD/CRPS as an iniating cause or related problem. Here's the question - Do any of our readers have any knowledge or experience of RSD being linked to Polyneuropathy?
Here are some references to pages about this condition -
www.stoppain.org/pain_medicine/content/chronicpain/polyneuropathyasp
www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch095/ch095h.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyneuropathy

Readers are welcome to contribute more information on this subject.

THIS ANSWER CAME FROM ONE OF OUR READERS - THANK YOU TO MARGARET FOR SHARING THIS INFORMATION

My pain specialist is Dr. Jose Medina in Chicago, IL. He is Board Certified in Neurology, Neurophysiology, Pain Management and is a clinical Professor of Neurology at Chicago Medical School.

When he diagnosed me with polyneuropathy both upper and lower extremities, he told me that the only way to diagnose polyneuropathy is by EMG and NCS studies. Since his specialty is pain management (and an excellent physician) he believes that CRPS/RSD and FIBROMYALGIA are one and the same.

Recently he had me repeat an MRI of the cervical spine because the radiculopathy was worse than before. Low and behold a thyroid mass appeared.

That was almost 4 months ago. I am now seeing and Endocrinologist to find out if I have thyroid disease or adrenal disease, both of which can produce the same pain symptoms as RSD/CRPS/FMS. Margaret Whybrew (RN, Retired)