Originally Posted by swampcricket

its been awhile since i last posted. so here is an update on on the amputation. On May 24th 2016 i had my hand amputated they did a trans radial amputation. While in surgery they put a prosthetic hand attached to my cast to help with the way the brain thinks. i wore this for about two weeks i was able to operate it with my shoulder the hand would only open and close at this point. Also during surgery they did TMR (targeted muscle regeneration). I spent 6 months in therapy. I stopped all my medications at the end of the two weeks when the cast was removed. i was placed in another cast without a hand on it for two more weeks. I was fitted for a prosthetic at this time. now it has been just two years since the amputation i'm completely off all medications and have no problems with the RSD. i have had phantom pain occasionally in the area where my pinky was but this has only happened a few times. i seen my hand surgeon every three months to make sure everything is going good, now i see him every 6 months. that will drop to once a year in December. I would say that i'm 90% percent back to normal. I use my prosthetic everyday with out problem. I know a lot of people are against amputation but it helped me. this is the best i have felt in the last 5 years since i was diagnosed with RSD. if anyone would like to discuss this any further please let me know.

Originally Posted by Jo*mar

Was this surgeon a specialist in RSD/CRPS, and these a some new techniques to head off any issues going forward?

If you would like to, please make a new thread and tell more about this for members reading and for future members...
If this is is some new treatment option that hasn't been posted about here yet, we'd like to have the information available..

Originally Posted by Imahotep

I'd give up my hand in a moment for relief.

I've been warned that amputation usually makes it worse and no surgeon will touch it. For a long time doing it myself was "plan B". Sometimes it is completely successful so it always seemed to be an option.

I'm pleased it worked for you and you seem to have had a very successful surgery.