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@fredjan2016 Hi Fred hope you are still having good luck with your device since you reported several days ago. Do you still notice help with the burning in your feet? Hank

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@jesfactsmon Thanks for the interest Hank. The stimulator definitely allows me to walk around with much reduced pain. The stimulator helps with the burning but not a lot. I still have to take Methadone for the burning feet but only about half of what I was taking. Eating sweets still makes my feet burn, so I have to watch out for carbs. Which is strange. Sweets/carbs do not spike my sugar. I think it goes up to 120 or 140 right after I eat and then goes back down. Maybe it is the Triglycerides that make my feet burn.

The doctor told me that the most pain relieve I should expect is 70%, so they knew it wouldn't block all of the pain and I would still need pain medication.

I can increase or decrease the intensity myself. They also supplied me with two different programs. So, I have been adjusting the intensity and tomorrow I'm going to try the other program they installed.