Hi Phaedra! I am glad you had good results from going to UVA! I was originally diagnosed there, at the Pain Clinic back in 1991 and they were fantastic, so naturally I wanted to go back when I started developing RSD in other areas back in 2009/2010. Didn't have the same luck that go around. I changed from my employers insurance to my husband's insurance just so I could go there and it was awful. The dr didn't even examine me. I had long pants and long sleeves on so she couldn't just see anything ya know. She basically talked to me like I was a crazy little child and needed to talk to a psychiatrist...yeah, I was pretty angry when I left there!! Glad you didn't get THAT dr!!

I can't remember, where is your RSD located? Is it upper body and are they talking about stellate ganglion nerve blocks? I have had so many of them. They can be so helpful, but they can be risky too. When I was first diagnosed, they treated me very aggressively with SGB's and meds and put me into remission for many years...so because of that, I am a believer in them You just need to do your research, ask lots of questions and be comfortable with your decision.

Good luck with finding a lawyer in Lynchburg. The only one I know there that I dealt with personally, who I really liked, when my whole RSD ordeal started is Gentry Ferrell. I bit a rock that was in my food at a mexican restaurant (La Carreta) and after root canals, I lost my three back bottom teeth, got implants, bridges, etc. All that trauma is what caused my RSD to develop in my face in 1991. Anyway, $13,000 in dental/medical bills meant I had to sue the restaurant to get them to pay it all and I hired Gentry. I know he is still practicing, but not sure what type of cases he exactly takes now.

Good luck to you!!
Nanc