hi,
I also am new to this forum as of today - I was dx w/rsd 6/2008 and I too am concerned about surgery as I've been told I would benefit from a release of my fingers on rt hand as they are very contracted but first needed to have a neuro-transmitter inserted - I too wondered about surgery as my doctor as told my primary md that he really did not want to do it - by the way, does anyone know a doctor in atlanta that has good knowledge about this condition - by the way, i woke from surgery with stiff fingers, swelling and no use of entire rt arm -