Hi Debbie,
I'm so happy for you. Sounds like you have a very good Dr, willing to lower the pain meds and add other methods. Proud of you too. Vicodin takes pretty good care of my pain. Hope I never have to go higher. My Dr. just switched me to Cymbalta 60 mg. and it is working so much better than 2 others I was on. What I notice most is the depression greatly lessened.
No I have never tried ketamine. I did call Dr. Swartzman for an appointment. I live in Arizona and the ketamine trials were done here at the Mayo Clinic. I believe there were 5 main Drs. One from Germany , Dr. S. and Dr. Harbut and a couple others. A good friend of mine worked under them with note taking. There are two Mayo clinics here and I live about a mile from the one where the studies were.
I have full body RSD. 12 years. I look forward to good results for you and way less pain. I have a great Dr. here, but he is moving and will have to get a new one. take care, Loretta