Amber,
My question is also, can they remove the SCS's that are not working??

And since you are only on Vicoprofin why is it the last doctors office you talked with said that narcotics are not working? If I were to run out of Morphine & my doctor had to call in a pain medicine for me it would be Norco. Norco is a stronger form of Vicodin with less tylenol in it. It has 12.5 of hydrocodone & 325 of tylenol, Where as Vicodin is either 325 or 7.5 of hydrocodone & either 325 or 750 of tylenol. He would prescribe for me to take 4 Norco in place of 200 mg Morphine. But it still would not be near the dose the morphine is of course in pain control. I take Morphine every 8 hrs. Norco would be the same. It just wouldn't work near as well. There is always Fentynil to use which is stronger than Morphine. I know when RSD hit me at first, the PA I was seeing would only allow me 3 Norco a day. Talk about NO pain control. I darn near could have comitted suicide if that kind of pain control was all I could have ever found. I would not have wanted to live at all so I can so totally feel where you come from & I am really sorry that you are having to go thru this. The very first pain management doctor I went to told me he absolutely did not believe in prescribing narcotics at all for patients with RSD. I do see him but only for him to do procedures. SGB's or LSB's he does for me when the PM Dr I see now prescribes them for me. I need to get in & have my hands done. They are starting to act 'up' I guess you could say. This will be the 3rd yr in a row I have had SGB's done to keep my hands from going full blown RSD.

Well anyway I hope this made since. Just know I understand how you feel & what you are going thru. And I do not see anything wrong in trying to find a doctor who will address your pain by prescribing narcotics. They do help me immensely. And I have stayed at approx the same dose of Morphine for 3 yrs now. As long as your current doctor knows you are looking for help with your pain & he is ok with it go for it.

Take care & wishing all painless days & nights,
DebbyV