I am very happy that you seem to have found a doctor you can work with and who has given you hope. I truly believe that finding the right doctor is so important...and the right doctor for one person isn't necessarily the right one for another. Good luck and I hope that you are finally in the right hands. My only caution...and I say this from personal experience...is when it comes to the big treatment decisions like SCS vs Ketamine...don't let your doctor's enthuiasm for one treatment over another influence you too much. Of course listen to their reasoning...obviously you guys had a discussion about it...but also take time to walk away and really think about it because there was a reason you were initially leaning towards one. Whatever decision you make...and I know it's not happening tomorrow or anything...just make sure you are 100% on board and aware and willing to accept any risks associated with that treatment. I was convinced to have a LSB by my dr because he was so confident that it would work if HE did it and did a series of them vs the one and done I had before. I was so desperate for relief that I went along with it even though I had reservations and it caused full body spread. I knew it was a risk...small one...but I am a little angry at myself for having let a dr push me into getting a procedure I didn't really want and have paid a pretty high price. That's the only reason I say any of this...because now I make sure that no matter what dr I am working with that I am the one who makes the final decision about treatment in partnership with my dr. Sounds like you have a good one here as it sounds like you were able to really talk and discuss things openly. I wish you the absolute best of luck with this new dr. Keep us posted on how things go.