Hello everyone. I found this site by accident, but I sure am glad. My husband who had a surgery over a year ago on his left knee, has developed RSD, that has spread through out his entire left leg, groin and also starting to go to his left arm. What a painful road this has been, literally. After months and months and countless visits to various doctors, we are undergoing treatment at Johns Hopkins. He has already tried a nerve block, which lasted all of 1 1/2 days. We go this coming wednesday to discuss the possiblities of undergoing a spinal cord stimulator inplant. He is scared to death. He also does not want to continue on the medications that he is taking as it really makes him wacked out. Not sure what direction to take. Is there anyone who has had the stimulator and would you mind talking either by email or even phone to us about this?
Before all this took place, he was a very active, hard working carpenter. This has not only taken a physical, but also a mental and emotional toll on him and the rest of the family.