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Old 10-20-2012, 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Kevscar View Post
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I read a paper a few months back that said 60% of all RSD sufferers who are given SCS's get RSD at the incision sites and pain relief only varies between 15 and 50%.
Not somethig I would ever consider although I have read posts by people saying that despite the new RSD they consider themselves to be in less pain than previously
Yeah, they may be in less pain, but for how long??? (And as you note, at what cost?)

The other thing even the most ardent supporters acknowledge is that SCS doesn't stop the progression of other aspects of the disease, e.g., sympathetic dysfunction in its myriad of forms, something that might be addressed - if you're lucky - with a bona fide treatment.
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