My CPRS is already where the op would be, so I'd already weighed it up as worth having if offered it, but obviously it wasn't meant to be. I'm not really in a place where I'm able to see it as a "lucky escape", and I'm not saying it was or wasn't by saying that. I just don't see how losing the last available option was lucky, even if it was proven that option had risks. There are lots of things that could make my CRPS worse (my numerous falls would be one of the main ones), but none of them have the potential to make anything better like the SCS could have done (had it been suitable). I'm sorry if that sounded harsh, it wasn't meant to at all and I genuinely appreciate you posting.

Trying to see a plus side, I am off the Cymbalta without any withdrawal effects, if anything I feel better sleepiness wise. Come down a lot from the Lyrica too, but that's the easy one for me. And at least I won't have to worry about security machines in shops.

Back to wondering about my diagnosis and thinking of acceptance as a Dr Phil type concept, but at least I had a fortnight where I thought I had both finally. Was nice while it lasted!