I wish you well I tried but couldn’t get past the trial period I know of others who are very happy with it say that they could not walk without it. Big hugs for you happy it works for you.
Just something I could not do, big problem is I have type 2 diabetes and it drove my sugar levels way up
I wish you well I tried but couldn’t get past the trial period I know of others who are very happy with it say that they could not walk without it. Big hugs for you happy it works for you.
Just something I could not do, big problem is I have type 2 diabetes and it drove my sugar levels way up
Thanks for posting this Robyng the doctor wants me to get one but the pain doctor thinks there might be something else wrong in my back. I had L4-S1 fusion last April. Pain doctor said stimulator will help with leg, anal, groin pain but not the back pain. If anyone has been in pain with this situation how do you treat the 2 different pains?
I wish you well I tried but couldn’t get past the trial period I know of others who are very happy with it say that they could not walk without it. Big hugs for you happy it works for you.
Just something I could not do, big problem is I have type 2 diabetes and it drove my sugar levels way up
I do not yet have a spinal cord stimulator placed. It was scheduled for the trial in April but I got a UTI so the placement was postponed. Now, I'm finding I need a new R hip. While I wait for the surgeon to have an opening, I got a steroid shot to relieve the pain from the disintegrating hip/hip socket. Surprise! My pain coming purportedly from L5-S1 and from the R S-I apparently was coming primarily from the R hip joint. I had a SPECT scan which showed rapidly proliferating arthritis at both L5-S1 and at the R S-I, but steroid injections had ceased to help at both of those locations. I was in considerable pain. And it turns out it was not from my spine or S-I joints, but from the R hip. I'm glad it has been located and with such a significant reduction in pain. All this is meant to say is to be sure that you and your neurologist are very certain your pain is coming from your spine before you have the stimulator implanted. I'm very glad to get so much pain relief from treating the deteriorating hip. It wasn't my spine after all.
I do not yet have a spinal cord stimulator placed. It was scheduled for the trial in April but I got a UTI so the placement was postponed. Now, I'm finding I need a new R hip. While I wait for the surgeon to have an opening, I got a steroid shot to relieve the pain from the disintegrating hip/hip socket. Surprise! My pain coming purportedly from L5-S1 and from the R S-I apparently was coming primarily from the R hip joint. I had a SPECT scan which showed rapidly proliferating arthritis at both L5-S1 and at the R S-I, but steroid injections had ceased to help at both of those locations. I was in considerable pain. And it turns out it was not from my spine or S-I joints, but from the R hip. I'm glad it has been located and with such a significant reduction in pain. All this is meant to say is to be sure that you and your neurologist are very certain your pain is coming from your spine before you have the stimulator implanted. I'm very glad to get so much pain relief from treating the deteriorating hip. It wasn't my spine after all.
My pain doc recommended a Medtronic SCS for my lumbar back pain and said you can do a one week trial before they permanently implant the device. My new surgeon said SCS is a last resort and that it’s often effective for only a year. I’m going to see 1 or 2 more surgeons before I decide. I’ve noticed doctors love to offer up solutions when they haven’t even identified the problem. It’s like “let’s guess and see how it goes”. I’m tired of the guess work and focusing on finding out what *specifically* is the issue with my lower back.
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I wish you well I tried but couldn’t get past the trial period I know of others who are very happy with it say that they could not walk without it. Big hugs for you happy it works for you.
Just something I could not do, big problem is I have type 2 diabetes and it drove my sugar levels way up
Sorry to hear that. Prayers for better times ahead.
Tks and continued success for you
Thanks for posting this Robyng the doctor wants me to get one but the pain doctor thinks there might be something else wrong in my back. I had L4-S1 fusion last April. Pain doctor said stimulator will help with leg, anal, groin pain but not the back pain. If anyone has been in pain with this situation how do you treat the 2 different pains?
First, let me wish you pain relief. Second, why would a SCS drive your sugar levels up?
I have been having lots of back and leg pain and wanting to find out any information you have with a spinal cord stimulator.
I do not yet have a spinal cord stimulator placed. It was scheduled for the trial in April but I got a UTI so the placement was postponed. Now, I'm finding I need a new R hip. While I wait for the surgeon to have an opening, I got a steroid shot to relieve the pain from the disintegrating hip/hip socket. Surprise! My pain coming purportedly from L5-S1 and from the R S-I apparently was coming primarily from the R hip joint. I had a SPECT scan which showed rapidly proliferating arthritis at both L5-S1 and at the R S-I, but steroid injections had ceased to help at both of those locations. I was in considerable pain. And it turns out it was not from my spine or S-I joints, but from the R hip. I'm glad it has been located and with such a significant reduction in pain. All this is meant to say is to be sure that you and your neurologist are very certain your pain is coming from your spine before you have the stimulator implanted. I'm very glad to get so much pain relief from treating the deteriorating hip. It wasn't my spine after all.
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3 ReactionsWhat is R hip? ( right hip?). Also what did they do to help pain or fix it? I'm to the point that my doctor is suggesting a stimulated for my back.
Have you has positive MRIs? Surgeries?
My pain doc recommended a Medtronic SCS for my lumbar back pain and said you can do a one week trial before they permanently implant the device. My new surgeon said SCS is a last resort and that it’s often effective for only a year. I’m going to see 1 or 2 more surgeons before I decide. I’ve noticed doctors love to offer up solutions when they haven’t even identified the problem. It’s like “let’s guess and see how it goes”. I’m tired of the guess work and focusing on finding out what *specifically* is the issue with my lower back.