Well here we are a few months later and my husband had the permanent implant. surgery had a very painful recovery but he is at 90-100% pain relief. he says the coverage is getting better and better every day as the leads heal in place. I just wanted to encourage those who may be considering a trial.....I have my husband back!!!!!!! I would say that the withdraws from the pain meds were probably the worst part of his recovery this far (outside of the first few days after surgery). But as he says, it is nothing compared to the RSD...and the withdraws and pain from surgery will go away...RSD pain never did as you all know.

on a side note, the doctor the diagnosed his RSD and directed us to others who could help was Dr. Michael Vandenberg in Pensacola, FL. He is a Rheumatologist (sp?) and a truly caring soul.

God Bless you all!