Spinal Cord Stimulator Success anyone? Help Please!?!
Question: Spinal Cord Stimulator Success anyone!? Help Please!!?
I'm having a trial scs in about 8 days!. I ruptured a disc in my neck in 2002 and currently have pain in both shoulders at the top along with pain and spasms in my trap muscles more to the right and also have pain in my mid-back area near the shoulder blade on the right side!. I initially had pain that went down both arms but that was helped with the epidural two months after my disc injury!. My surgery wasn't untill 2004 because all the MRI's only showed a bulging disc!. The surgery took away my numbness in my fingers and my other arm stopped jumping upward!. I've done everything else (epidurals, high doses of narcotics, injections, physical therapy, chiropractic treatment, & acupuncture) to help manage my severe pain for the last 6 years!. I also got diagnosed with RSD/CRPS in March 2008!. I don't have any extremity pain like arm pain anymore except in my traps going down my back near the shoulder blade!. I'm having doubts that this will work for me since I heard somewhere on the net that it usually works in people who have extremity pain not just back or neck pain!.
Has anyone had success with this and did they have extremity pain or not!?
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Has anyone had success with this and did they have extremity pain or not!?
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I'm sorry to answer your question without answering your question!. With that being said, what I mean is that I do not have an SCS implanted!. I will be doing a trial in a couple of months!. I have damaged nerves in my groin/thigh (ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, genito-femoral)!. My pain management doctor said that he is not sure how the SCS will work for me as the majority of people he has placed them in have had either foot or back pain!. He specifically mentioned back pain!. I hope that is somewhat encouraging for you!. I have also talked to a LOT of people who have had SCS's implanted and many of them were/are for back pain!. It seems to work well for back pain sufferers!. I have even heard of some that had upper back pain as you do!.
I wish you luck with your trial and would love to hear how things go for you!. If you would like to let me know or if anyone else would like to talk about their experiences, please email me at mark@cloverfire!.comWww@Answer-Health@Com
I wish you luck with your trial and would love to hear how things go for you!. If you would like to let me know or if anyone else would like to talk about their experiences, please email me at mark@cloverfire!.comWww@Answer-Health@Com
I have a Medtronic spianl stimulator in my lower back with nine wires implanted along my lower spine!.
I can of course adjust the way this works!. I wouldn't go without it!. I am still on Vicodon and Neurontain although I have tried to go without, it doesn't work!. The sciatic nerve (both) give a new meaning to pain!. The stimulator does help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I can of course adjust the way this works!. I wouldn't go without it!. I am still on Vicodon and Neurontain although I have tried to go without, it doesn't work!. The sciatic nerve (both) give a new meaning to pain!. The stimulator does help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com