you're list looks great alaina. if i were you i might add that there is also a chance of infection when getting an scs. i also was told by one of my drs that the scs works best during the first two years of having rsd and is not as effective after that. as for the nerveblocks, i've had eight in the beginning but only helped a little but still may help you. everyone is different. i have been told by my pm dr that 3600mg of gabapentin is the max for rsd. never heard of 5000mg being the max. and maybe you could try a lower dose of presdnisone 5/325mg like for example several times daily as needed for pain instead of 10/325 only for breakthru pain. maybe there is a time release version that may help you more. there is also voltaren gel that my dr prescribes to me for my joint pain from my rsd. it helps me on those cold winter days but you need a prescription for it. also when i was first diagnosed i was given prednisone at (something like 10mg pills that i started at and took like 7 of those 10mg pills the first day and then slowly reduced the amount and slowly weaned off of after a few months that helped my rsd swelling go down and numbed the pain at least while i was on it. my neurologist prescribed it to me. but since it can't be taken for long term use because of side effects, i had to stop it after a few months. i can't remember the exact dosage i took but will look back at my files and see if i can find it. and there are alot of trial meds and procedures for rsd that you can look up on this forum and online that you may want to check out. i am curious about neridronate too, but my pm dr has not heard of it being used yet for rsd (i think its still in trial stage and i don't think is fda approved yet.) i know it's hard switching drs too. i loved my neurologist and she helped me in the beginning stages of rsd, but as i learned more about rsd i realized that she didn't know enough about it to help me anymore. she did'nt seem to think it spread unless all the symptoms at the initial site were there (which i have learned since then is not correct) and she thought that when physical external symptoms like swelling subside a bit that the pain also subsides. that is also not correct. and lastly she thought that maybe the meds like gabapentin and pain killers should be reduced if external symptoms were reduced which is also incorrect. my pm dr knows rsd the best and he knows that these suggestions are not correct because he has had the most experience with rsd. i also know that just because the external symptoms may subside a little does not mean the pain is going away. its actually gotten worse and has also spread without all the same symptoms i initially had. so i don't see her anymore. i stick with my pm dr and am grateful i have him to help me manage my rsd pain. i hope that you can find someone to help you too. just remember to be calm but firm about your symptoms and don't let anyone say its all in your head. some drs still try that one and it's just sad to me. and maybe show them the info you know about rsd and treatments for it so they know you know what you are talking about. (living with rsd should be enough proof that we know what we are talking about, but unfortunately some drs i've come across think that unless its written somewhere then it must be all in our head. that couldn't be farther from the truth. well i'll stop rambling now. i hope you have success with your dr and i hope i'm not annoying you with my suggestions. i am not a dr so please make sure to check with them before you try anything and know that i am praying for you to feel better soon.