I am doing fantastic! From what I understand the stimulators just give some relief and then they don’t work after a while. The RFA gave years and years of relief. Sometimes I’d have to have it a couple times in one spot for it to hold. Eventually, I found a good orthopedic surgeon, and I had lumbar surgery. And I got my life back. He did a very small part so the other parts of my lumbar are collapsing now after six years. On occasion when the pain returns to the front of my legs, I can go for more RFA in other spots. I do not believe they can do RFA in the same facet joints after you’ve had lumbar surgery, but there are other things like steroid injections and epidurals. You have to give them a few months to really kick in. I try a 50% dose because steroids are really nasty stuff. I walk every day. Weather really disables me. Humidity overcast and the temperature change I’ve used low-dose opioid for 25 years. It helps me get out there and do the exercise. I have no problem with the addiction. I have problem with pain. And the Percocet , I’ve decided has no side effects other than addiction. If I don’t have pain, I don’t take it and I mystified after 25 years pleasantly surprised that I got away most of the day without taking anything. There’s also something else you should have and that is a nerve test. If you haven’t had one already to make sure your orthopedic surgeon, and you know which nerve routes are being compressed and causing you pain. Each part of the leg and foot response to a different lumbar vertebrae area so it is critical down the specific area that is causing you pain from the nerve roots, exiting your spine . There are many things that could be done and it takes a lot of time and frustration and waiting to get through them. One time I had a pain management Doctor Who found a small fluid filled sack resting on my lumbar spine he asked do you want it drained? of course. I paid for it out-of-pocket and later sued the insurance company to cover it but in 10 minutes with very little pain, I got off the table with zero pain and went back to my life with the kind of degenerative disc disease I have and the osteoarthritis life as I age for the last 30 years has been challenging , especially because most people see a vivacious, healthy woman doing a very aggressive Art form Chalk in the street and they don’t understand what’s going on inside my body. I also want to say I’ve kissed a shit load of doctor frogs to find the doctor princes. And that’s an ongoing process , there’s a lot of younger doctors now and they just haven’t had experience yet and I actually mentor them. Just keep on keeping on and if something’s not right advocate for yourself. Good luck! Try everything! Oh, and have that scar tissue removed! I know that there are surgeries that are done that will remove the scar tissue so ask your orthopedic surgeon about that and get a variety of opinions I had before I landed the surgeon who I selected in two seconds after 20 years of looking he was the right surgeon so don’t give up!