Covid may be messing with my DRG Trial

Hi again Lori. Hope your having good luck with the drg today. Just to say, regarding Linda and the use of technology, I think that would be a hurdle to her doing it. She has serious technophobia. Its as much physical as psychological. She is really uncoordinated with anything mechanical and she is also uncoordinated with the use of technology, which when you think about it shares some traits with mechanics. I remember when we tried a tens unit on her. Besides the fact that it didn't work very well, there was just the simple aspect of actually operating it. She did not want to do it so I did it for her. I guess she would have done it herself if it did work and it was the only way she was going to get relief. But she really hates that stuff. So that would be one major hurdle for sure. OK, gotta go fix dinner now. Hank

@jesfactsmon Hi Hank, I do understand about Linda. I had to get over huge techno phobia when I was a teacher, or get fired. I became a totally self taught computer person, and my skills lagged behind younger teachers. However, I did it. As far as Linda, the gadget I use now, is literally, pushing buttons. Nothing else. Picture a grid. Left foot, right foot. Then, areas of the foot that hurt, listed below each of the feet. For me, it becomes left foot, right foot, balls of feet, toes. Four areas to the grid. Push button for right foot. Push button to amp up electricity to the toes or balls of feet, or lower it down. Same with left foot. If I do this thing, I hear that the real foot ipad is even easier. Linda could meet with the ABBOTT person AHEAD of time, before she does anything, and see if she can get past herself with being able to use the Foot Ipads. For this to stop her would be a travesty to her life. If this machine really helped her, she would have life again!!!! Hope this helps! Lori

It will be great to hear that you have real true success in reducing your pain dramatically. Hope to keep hearing good things about your DRG. The last trial day is tomorrow and then you will decide whether to go ahead I guess. Fingers crossed my dear! Hank

@rwinney @jesfactsmon And all my fellow Neuropathy Warriors; My DRG trial is over. Because my pain lowered by about 50 % and the general mobility of my feet got better by about 60% (that means I don't feel as much like the balls of my feet are made of concrete, and I can wiggle my toes!), my real implant of the DRG is scheduled for July 9. It is not a perfect solution, but will keep me from searching ways to do myself in. I could only tell you guys this so bluntly. But pain does get this bad. One thing I learned. Insurance companies do not cover this procedure without about 50% improvement in pain. Another useful/interesting thing, (Rachel, you will like this), the Pain doc said that after my surgery there will be about 2-3 weeks that the ABBOTT people will be again, calibrating the electricity. In this time, you RETRAIN YOUR BRAIN. There is so much out there about retraining the brain, and I guess electricity to nerves in your DRG is an extreme way to retrain it. You really don't read about this in DRG literature! Also, my fellow Pain warriors, there is a correlation between how long a person has been in pain, and how well the DRG stimulator works; ie., the longer your pain, the less chance for the DRG to be effective. But who the hell would pick this as a first choice? And then, time marches on. Now, I have no battery hook up, no wires installed. Just me, eating chocolate chip ice cream for comfort. No intense pain yet without the DRG stimulator. Would it not me a true miracle if it just never comes back? Do we believe in miracles???? I think I am due for a second scoop of ice cream.....Love to each and every one of you. Lori (Oh and by the way, no pain taking wires outta me. Felt nothing, and took seconds.)

@lorirenee1 Awesome! You made your decision!! I'm so happy about this for you. Interesting facts about the length of pain and effectiveness of the implant. I agree, who would pick the stimulator as early choice? Not me. Alright...heres to July 9th! 😃 or a possible miracle. Hey, you never know.

@lorirenee1 Awesome! You made your decision!! I'm so happy about this for you. Interesting facts about the length of pain and effectiveness of the implant. I agree, who would pick the stimulator as early choice? Not me. Alright...heres to July 9th! 😃 or a possible miracle. Hey, you never know.

@rwinney @jesfactsmon And all my fellow Neuropathy Warriors; My DRG trial is over. Because my pain lowered by about 50 % and the general mobility of my feet got better by about 60% (that means I don't feel as much like the balls of my feet are made of concrete, and I can wiggle my toes!), my real implant of the DRG is scheduled for July 9. It is not a perfect solution, but will keep me from searching ways to do myself in. I could only tell you guys this so bluntly. But pain does get this bad. One thing I learned. Insurance companies do not cover this procedure without about 50% improvement in pain. Another useful/interesting thing, (Rachel, you will like this), the Pain doc said that after my surgery there will be about 2-3 weeks that the ABBOTT people will be again, calibrating the electricity. In this time, you RETRAIN YOUR BRAIN. There is so much out there about retraining the brain, and I guess electricity to nerves in your DRG is an extreme way to retrain it. You really don't read about this in DRG literature! Also, my fellow Pain warriors, there is a correlation between how long a person has been in pain, and how well the DRG stimulator works; ie., the longer your pain, the less chance for the DRG to be effective. But who the hell would pick this as a first choice? And then, time marches on. Now, I have no battery hook up, no wires installed. Just me, eating chocolate chip ice cream for comfort. No intense pain yet without the DRG stimulator. Would it not me a true miracle if it just never comes back? Do we believe in miracles???? I think I am due for a second scoop of ice cream.....Love to each and every one of you. Lori (Oh and by the way, no pain taking wires outta me. Felt nothing, and took seconds.)

@rwinney @jesfactsmon And all my fellow Neuropathy Warriors; My DRG trial is over. Because my pain lowered by about 50 % and the general mobility of my feet got better by about 60% (that means I don't feel as much like the balls of my feet are made of concrete, and I can wiggle my toes!), my real implant of the DRG is scheduled for July 9. It is not a perfect solution, but will keep me from searching ways to do myself in. I could only tell you guys this so bluntly. But pain does get this bad. One thing I learned. Insurance companies do not cover this procedure without about 50% improvement in pain. Another useful/interesting thing, (Rachel, you will like this), the Pain doc said that after my surgery there will be about 2-3 weeks that the ABBOTT people will be again, calibrating the electricity. In this time, you RETRAIN YOUR BRAIN. There is so much out there about retraining the brain, and I guess electricity to nerves in your DRG is an extreme way to retrain it. You really don't read about this in DRG literature! Also, my fellow Pain warriors, there is a correlation between how long a person has been in pain, and how well the DRG stimulator works; ie., the longer your pain, the less chance for the DRG to be effective. But who the hell would pick this as a first choice? And then, time marches on. Now, I have no battery hook up, no wires installed. Just me, eating chocolate chip ice cream for comfort. No intense pain yet without the DRG stimulator. Would it not me a true miracle if it just never comes back? Do we believe in miracles???? I think I am due for a second scoop of ice cream.....Love to each and every one of you. Lori (Oh and by the way, no pain taking wires outta me. Felt nothing, and took seconds.)