Hello Rita,

Welcome to a wonderful place for caring and sharing regarding this monster known as RSD. It is good that you found this forum!

One thing that I would like to tell you right up front is that you all should not feel pressured to make any rash decisions regarding a SCS or any other option. Ask lots of questions and by all means get a second opinion from a doctor of your choice!

Remember the WC doctors will not necessarily have Reed's best interest at heart. So proceed with caution. Read as much as you can about treating RSD so that you all will have some basic knowledge of treatment options being offered.

Finally, I agree with Gymjunkie about 4-months not being a long time. There is no magic bullet for this condition. What will work for Reed may be totally different than someone else. It took about 2.5 years for me to get decent pain control...but it was worth it.

Best wishes,
EJ