@sunnyflower @faithwalker007
Sunny I agree with you. Renee is providing some extremely useful info, a lot of which I do not get the feeling everyone who receives these implants get. Maybe they are told some of this but perhaps some of it whizzes right past their heads. One BIG item is that from what I gather, many/most who receive these devices are not told (or don't hear) that the trial version is likely to give better pain relief than the permanent version. If this is not being told as well as emphasized that sounds like malpractice. Who would not want to know this up front, even before the trial? I know that it was a surprise to Lori @lorirenee1

I do think I heard a couple people describe their stimulators as a success, similar to Renee. Partly I think it's a matter of not expecting too much from them. One was @fredjan2016 who said it did not relieve pain as much as it helped him to stand up for longer periods (if I am remembering correctly). There was someone else, a lady, who also mentioned her unit as being an unqualified success, I believe she had what she referred to as an SCS. But I agree with Sunny, most of the stories I have heard people tell amount to what sound like failures.

Renee, I know you already know this, but I'll say it again, you are a fount of knowledge and experience, and an excellent explainer of same. What a service you do here for people! Best, Hank