3. Changes in skin temperature
Another potential symptom that people suffering from CRPS might notice is that the affected area may feel warmer or cooler when compared with the other parts of the body that aren’t affected by CRPS.
Anecdotal accounts of this particular symptom make for a pretty interesting reading as people try to find the words to describe the symptoms they’re experiencing. One person described a feeling as though they were plunging their left leg into a snowdrift whilst their right leg was stood on a tropical beach, such as the disparity between the temperature in each leg.
Another person with CRPS described a feeling as though their left hand seemed to set alight whenever they put their gloves on. This description certainly seems to tie in with the previous two symptoms which talk about a burning sensation and sensitive skin, but it really does make CRPS sound more like a phenomenon than an illness.