Hi Glassman,

I just wanted to add... "all the drugs" you mentioned are associated with neuropathy and nerve pain (and that list is far from comprehensive). Missing also are any opioid analgesics. Opioids are not the first line choice for nerve pain, but are not to be feared either. In combination with the right "nerve pain medications" - most of which were originally developed for some other purpose - can be very effective for many. Whether due to the combinatorial effect or the particular system of the patient, a mixture, or cocktail of meds can often be more effective than one med alone - something which many intractable pain patients have learned on their journeys.

Pain management is a process, and surgery of any kind should always be the very last option. Here's a diagram, that I've seen in a couple of different forms now, that seems to be gaining popularity.
http://www.nationalpainfoundation.or...e-technologies

Even the folks pushing the SCS acknowledge it's on the last tier; there are still many other options (not all are mentioned in the article/diagram) to be tried.

Best wishes,

Doc