I won't say never, but I've thought about it and landed on "no" for right now. It's a personal thing, pros and cons, but ... I think, for me, that the ability to close rifts is still important to the war effort. Being able to interact with the Fade that way does a lot of good, and a finite number of us can. And losing an arm would hinder my other work, too. I'm willing to carry the risk of vanishing again to offset those drawbacks.

[A little shrug.]

If it starts to spread or if I develop new symptoms, I'll reassess. Neither answer is perfect, and I certainly don't blame anyone who'd rather remove the shard and feel confident their tie to Thedas is permanent.