"I think that if a vas surgeon examined you, he/she would be very receptive to the idea that RSD may be an ischemia-reperfusion injury. If I’m right, this sort of physician would probably suggest hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) as the most appropriate way to at least provide much needed oxygen to the cells, and to promote stimulation of vaso-endothelial growth factor (VEGF); which is necessary to develop new microvascular systems (MVS) to replace those destroyed by IRI."


Vicc.. are you saying in the above part of your post that Bruce might not have RSD??? Im confused as to what you are saying here......I am also scheduled to have a pain pump but have put it off for a month, but my pm doc is doing the surgery and did both my PNS and SCS with out any vasc surgeon. He disected all the way down to my sciatic nerve in my leg to get the PNS hooked up?? Im again not sure what you are saying as to why he should see a vas surgeon and also that it might not be RSD... ??

Amber