@primrose don’t give up ! I’ve struggled from a failed lumbar surgery April 17, 2023 after being told at about 4 months to get a stimulator I and the physiatrist agreed something was wrong so after 3 more surgeons saying nothing was wrong and the physiatrist referring me to Mayo I found out in November I had a screw loose in my back but recommended leaving it alone and do a pain stimulator which I finally gave in and had the permanent one put in last week other than 2 incisions hurting about 95% of my pain is gone until I bent to far and possibly moved the lead wire. You might talk to the doctor about one of the ( band-aids) stimulators