@melissa711 Certainly. The neurologist spent about an hour and a half with me. Eventually she prescribed a drug combo of Tramadol, Gabapentin, and diazepam. They left me a little dizzy at first but then things evened out and it helped to drop my pain quite a bit. About a year later I was felling pretty good, but I was still having some bad days. The neuro surgeon recommended a spinal cord stimulator. I did the trial, and it helped to drop my pain even more. So, I went ahead with the permanent implant. Between the drugs and the SCS, I was almost completely back to normal... cycling 30 to 50 miles a week, hiking, working around the house. I know that quite a few people here on the blog have had less than positive experiences with a SCS, but it worked well for me.