Hi to all, I am new to this site and am overly pleased at the response of the occupants. I didn't know about the introduction thing and started off on the wrong foot I guess for which I am sorry. I almost severed my spinal cord between c5&c6 over 19 years ago by a bone spur. I had the operation and fusion of course and also got rsd from the initial impact of the fall they "believe"? I have numerous nerve damage, rsd in both hands/arms and they it slid down to feet about 4 years later. I have been on all narcotics in the field known to medicine up till Jan 30 of this year. I got off methadone on the 30th and then I really knew what it did for me. in two months I lost 40lbs. I am scheduled for the neurotransmitter for the thoracic first and the cervical later. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.....