My doctor went to DRG training about a year ago with a doctor in Texas (I think) that helped develop the DRG procedure. He said that he no longer advises using DRG in for upper extremities because the space is very small and the leads used for DRG are meant to scar down which can cause a lot of problems (and permanent damage) if they need to be removed.

Has anyone else had a DRG put in an upper extremity? What was your experience?

I had planned on getting one but once I started looking in to the problems related to putting it in the upper extremity I got worried. I did get another opinion from a second pain specialist that mirrored what the doctor from Texas said.