Sandy thanks so much for the info. Rutland is probably 3 hrs from me- and I'll keep that doctor's name in mind for when I want to start ketamine. I've heard on here that people have ketamine injections too. How do they differ in the length of time that they work for you? For infusions-is it a couple of hours (infusion then being monitored)?

The only reason I hesitate at this point with SCS, implantable morphine pump, or ketamine -is that my CRPS sxs come and go -depending on my surroundings (temp), my activity level, if I miss a dose or am late with my meds, and my stress factors or emotions. If all those things are good, I can have good days and feel almost normal. People would think (and might) that I'm faking all of this if they didn't know the amt of meds I take to maintain normalcy.

Re:W/C they have given me the runaround frequently, most often by the looong delay in approving anything we request for treatment. Our adjustor there has a reputation for exactly that. Of course that doesn't help me with a disease that stresses prompt treatment in everything you read.
The one blessing is that when I did the original injury to my shoulder (tearing the rotator cuff) I wrote up the incident report at work -so they know my crps is due to that injury and have taken responsibility for the cost of any treatment resulting from that injury and the crps now. The catch is that they have to have their IME examine me and approve of almost everything. I'm sure you know that runaround.

I appreciate the info Sandy. Everyone on here is so helpful!