Now these are just things I have been told through the doctors and things I have read etc. Everyone is different. When I was at Cleveland Clinic the pain pump was suggested as one of the last options to try. Now the scs I was suppsed to try but since I had 2 procedures that increased my pain my doctor felt the scs may as well or may not work if the pain has been there too long and it is in my brain too much. I think more doctors for RSD do the scs then the pump since many are not big on narcotic meds that I have seen and how many have said in the long run it makes one more sensitive to pain and needing more. Now I am not saying people who take narcotics here are wrong because at this point I have no clue and one has to get through the day in the best possible way for the best quality they can get. Just through the many doctors I have seen.
I am sorry for all you are going through and I know how hard these choices are.