Hi Michelle,

 I found this article on Electro convolsive therapy I cound on CNN's Health library...just copy and paste this link into your brouser and read about it. It was mainly for depression but it has been helping a lot of us RSD sufferes!

 

Frank

Hey Frank,

 

Thanks for the info I'm gonna check that out and see if its something that I may be interested in trying.

Michelle

I hadnt heard of it either Michelle. I am certialy talk to my Pain specialist about it. I have had very good luck with upper eppidurals. I have RSD for 8 years in both arms,shoulders and in my spine where the sympathetiv nerve come out..somewhere in the T8 area. I also suffer with a deterioriation disk disease in my upper spine and neck. Anyway, last september my pain Dr was going to help with the terrible pain comming from my back where the discs are worn so badly the set righ on the nerves and its as bad as the RSD in my arms. SO the Dr does an upper eppidural for the back pain and appearantly when the medicine ran down in inside on my spinal cord it got some on the Sympathetic nerve calming it as well..it lasted 4 months the this year on Jam 3nd I recieved my 2nd eppidural...its been over 5 months, I have been thru hell in feb and april and in the hospital for a double pulmonary embolism(blood clots in both legs caused by a knee hyperextension) anyway the eppidural is still working and my pain level is at the highest a 4 or 5 on a 1 to 10 in my spine and even the RSD in my arms..

Franknbetter

aka;Frank

I meant blood clots in both lungs that came from my legs when I hurt my knee...I cant even type anymore

Michelle,

 

ECT is Electroconvulsive Therapy.

 

Linda