I have had very good lucky with both of mine. I have went through 7 of them so far. I would not ever want to live without them. I would have proably killed myself years ago without them. Now for me I still have to use heavy narcotics. But without the stimulators I used double the dosage. If you have any questions I'm more than willing to help you.

@lioness
Hi
When the pain doc suggested I get one, I went through the pre-requesite of seeing a psychiatrist for an evaluation.
Next, I went for the trial. That is where things fell apart.
I don't know exactly what happened.
I had the wire leads installed and then the test controls.
I was taught how to use the controls and whst to expect and/or feel.
Nothing seemed to work the way it was supposed to. I went back the next day for an adjustment.
Let me just say I that was NOT the last visit for this thing.
Eventually the doc called the rep from the stimulator company to come back to adjust the device.
More visits back.
The trial that should have taken a few days, took forever.
In the meantime, we were moving out of state (would not have been an issue if the trial went as scheduled).
I asked the stimulator sales rep to find me a new pain doc in my new town we ho used this company.
The new pain doc said he didn't think I needed one yet.
Since my experience had been so bad, I didn't fight the pain doc's suggestion.
Mine is only one bad incident.
I know many have great success with them.
Ronnie