Kellye,

 I have upper body RSD and have had for 8 years now, I have had a total of 3 pain specialists. The first 2 said the SCS or nothing, no drugs...nothing! The 3rd Dr I have been with for several years now, he will not put in an SCS...instead I get upper eppidurals every 4 months plus take a small amount of pain meds for break thru pain.

 I know Doctors make a huge paycheck for putting in the stimulators and get a kick back from the manufacture of the stimulator makers and that is why I believe they thats all they want to do. A surgery on my left hand started and spread my case of RSD...no more surgeries for me unless my life is on the line. We all know RSD hates surgeries, needles, other injuries and the phrase "no pain no gain" does not apply to us with RSD!