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Originally Posted by ballerina
I am very concerned that you believe that your doctor "knows his stuff" but has not even offered ketamine infusions prior to suggesting SCS. Please educate yourself on alternative non-invasive treatments. Have you tried graded motor imagery, mirror therapy or tDCS?
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Many major hospitals such as if you go to Cleveland Clinic they will not suggest ketamine infusions because they don't do them there.
I agree that one should do the least invasive and work forward from that. Any doctor who does not do that I feel is out for the $. Also what I do now when I am suggested a treatment is ask if it makes me worse what will be done or the next step? The feedback I have gotten from doctors on that note has helped me in making a choice in treatment.
Unfortunatly many doctors are out for the $ and treatments like scs and even ketamine make these doctors a lot of money. I know not all are like that but one has to be very careful. Also when one is in a bad place pain wise they just want relief but things can get worse if one does a procedure that is not good for the rsd. Sorry to sound negative but I am super cautious now from my experience with doctors etc.