Hello @kenc and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Welcome to the discussion. We have another new member @bigm and have called in members @elsa @wales @lifetimepain to see if they can join and share some suggestions based on their experiences.

Has a SCS been recommended for you?

Husband had Abbott/St. Jude Proclaim, but his was not a good experience. The trial seemed to help so his pain doctor implanted the device in Nov. 2019. No matter how they programmed it, it did not seem to help. Summer of 2020, his pain got intense and the implant was taken out in November 2020. The leads were out of place and out of their silicone sheaths. The generator was out of its pocket. Pain doctor thought the problems were due to "vigorous activity." Hubby was 77 years old and in pain most of the time, so not sure what vigorous activity took place. However, a friend of ours has the same stimulator and it has changed her life. Suggestion--probably best to have neurosurgeon do any implant. We are considering the Nevro, since nothing is helping his pain. So much depends on individual bodies--one doctor remarked that my husband's body just rejected the implant--maybe it would reject all others.