Hi Michelle,

Sounds like your doctor wants to do a continuous peridural anethstetic? This is a very good thing!!! How long have you had rsd and where is your rsd?

I had one in post-surgery in Germany this past summer/fall for 7 days after I had some metal screws removed from my rsd foot. The catheter was filled with 25 ml Carbostesin and 1 ampoule of Sufatanyl epidurally as well as sodium chloride 0.9% with a maximum flow of 6 ml/hour. If I recall correctly they did not go above 5ml/hr in my case as they had accomplished the level of pain relief required.

Good luck with this.

MsL