Hi Chao and Welcome,

Sorry to hear you have rsd too. I was told after 2 years theres not much else that can be done for rsd except meds and exercise. I never had a pain pump, but maybe it would work for you. I would get more than one opinion though. From neurologists, pm drs and gps. and then weight the pros and cons. PT is very helpful. good luck with your decision and I hope you feel better soon. good luck with your lawsuit too. Just know that because of the physicians code of silence, it's not easy to do. And every detail of your personal life is put on display. I was told by a dr who was also a lawyer that might have had a case with my broken wrist and the way it was set, but after 4 months of grueling interrogatories of every aspect of my personal life, my case over (one week before my deposition.) It felt like it was insult to injury. I was told that the standard of care done to my wrist was acceptable, even though my rsd wrist is crooked, painful and immobile now because of the way it was set. I think a crooked wrist which is locked and may have contributed to rsd is acceptable, that they should change their standard of care. It was alot of stress to go through, though the money to help pay my medical bills would have been nice if it was because of a drs negligence. But once again, very hard to prove. It was my first lawsuit and probably my last. The stress made my rsd flare up really bad. Well, I hope you have better luck than I did. Take care.