And the answers to your questions:

(1) This will be a series of at least 12 RUL ECT treatments. This is based on the outer edge of what was reported in your articles and others where pain relief was achieved independently of depression. Average number of sessions seemed to be between 8 and 12.

Anesthetics being used are: Brevatol (short acting sedative that is dissociative) and Succinyl Choline (very short acting neuromuscular paralysis agent)

(2) No - like most RSD patients I can lay claim to both RSD and depression so the ECT treatments will be billed under depression, although the ECT specialist will be actively looking to achieve a positive outcome with both. I would have fought the battle (and I suspect that it would be one) to get it approved under pain mgmt only if that was the case, but didn't have to since I already had both.

Am off to get the prerequisite labs done today and will keep you posted on how it goes along the way if you're interested.