Hi! I am sorry you are so miserable, your pain sounds horrible. I don’t know if s SCS will address your shoulder issue, that is something for your pain doctor to address. (Of course having less pain anywhere is better than no relief?!) I trialed and now have a Medtronics Intellis system. Before I had it, I couldn’t sit for any length of time and now I can sit in a chair and watch tv or be on a desktop computer. I haven’t gone to a movie but I got it in late Jan and by time I was healed, Covid had become an issue 😢 I had been unable to walk far at all without pain. Now I am at times able to do mile to two miles. Sometimes my R foot will start to bother me, occ my leg, but very sporadic. The foot is quite possibly related to a previous accident years before and NOT to my spinal problem at all. In general, I have to say it has improved my life quality overall! I love to be in flower gardens/yard. Before I could barely be out there more than an hour or two, now it’s up to 5 hours. Digging, bending, squatting, planting, etc! Amazing. I might be generally sore all over that evening, but it’s from arthritis in many places, not solely related to spinal issues. Mostly my neck, actually, which is a hot mess. LOL. I especially notice that I am not counting down hours to my next dose of aspirin or ES acetaminophen. Before I was taking one or two Vicodin (lowest dose) late afternoon - bedtime. Now if I do, it’s 1/2 tablet at bedtime because my neck is really uncomfortable. So overall, for me, it has made a big difference. One thing: I REALLY made sure I followed all the instructions postop in what NOT to do. Difficult as I live alone, but I really did not want yo mess things up! Follow instructions! :>) Good luck!