Sally,
I'm sop sorry to hear of your continued/worsened pain. i hope you can find relief. I my self am looking for a good Pain Management Doc....Not so much luck. The anti seizure drugs give me AWFUL side effects that make daily life intolerable. And I fear taking antidepressants as the ones I was on a few years ago made me suicidal (lexapro ssri's) . Also my current PN Doctor is kinda of limited in what he can do as he seems totally against narcotic pains meds, and is only suggesting a Sympathetic blockade (Phentolamine?). I am trapped in this cycle of pain and ignorance........grr But i hope you feel "better" and at LEAST we can have each other to talk to ....

Michael - You are obviously popular based on the number viewing this message strand! Wish you could help find a cure soon for all of us with this horrid condition. Just sent you a follow-up detailed PM Friday. thank you! SS

Funny, but I addressed this the other day in a private musing, which with any luck, probably bears repeating. So, with your encouragement, my now expurgated and otherwise expanded thoughts on cures - at least on the subject of fresh or "acute" cases of CRPS and those "cures" which are out there right now but have yet to be widely adopted - appear at the start of a new thread, available "cures" for acute CRPS - requiring only $$$ for large studies.

And with that, my thanks, I appreciate the support.

Mike