Back/Leg Pain? Spinal Cord Stimulation..?
Does anyone have or know someone who has had a Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) device installed to alevate chronic back/leg backache? Post surgical chronic pain sufferer looking for pros/cons on this device. Thanks :)
Answers: What type of back/leg pain do you suffer from? I have a spinal cord stimulator, and for the tiniest to say it has many pros and cons for me because of my scarring condition. Basically I be diagnosed with chronic pain after having a knees surgery in 2005, and I was implanted with the device within April 2006. When my scar tissue isn't heavy enough to block the stimulation so everything works correctly I own 100% pain relief.
You will have to charge your battery-operated, how often you charge your battery depends on what brand, and how much power you use. I typically charge at night while I'm lying contained by bed, it only takes usually an hour and a half at the most.
The surgery can be moderately invasive depending on what type of leads you have placed, the paddle lead usually stay in place easier, but is a more invasive surgery, the percutaneous leads are more likely to migrate, but the surgery is smaller amount invasive.
For approximately 8 weeks after surgery you will not be able to bend, twist, or do anything that takes your wager on out of alignment because you want the leads to scar in to the point where on earth they don't move.
If the SCS helps the pain enough I deliberate the benefits outweigh the risks, and potential problems that can occur with any surgery. I'd suggest having a trial stimulator done to see if the SCS help enough to want to have one implanted. A few helpful websites are
www.ans-medical.com
http://backandneck.about.com/od/neurosti...
Good luck!
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Answers: What type of back/leg pain do you suffer from? I have a spinal cord stimulator, and for the tiniest to say it has many pros and cons for me because of my scarring condition. Basically I be diagnosed with chronic pain after having a knees surgery in 2005, and I was implanted with the device within April 2006. When my scar tissue isn't heavy enough to block the stimulation so everything works correctly I own 100% pain relief.
You will have to charge your battery-operated, how often you charge your battery depends on what brand, and how much power you use. I typically charge at night while I'm lying contained by bed, it only takes usually an hour and a half at the most.
The surgery can be moderately invasive depending on what type of leads you have placed, the paddle lead usually stay in place easier, but is a more invasive surgery, the percutaneous leads are more likely to migrate, but the surgery is smaller amount invasive.
For approximately 8 weeks after surgery you will not be able to bend, twist, or do anything that takes your wager on out of alignment because you want the leads to scar in to the point where on earth they don't move.
If the SCS helps the pain enough I deliberate the benefits outweigh the risks, and potential problems that can occur with any surgery. I'd suggest having a trial stimulator done to see if the SCS help enough to want to have one implanted. A few helpful websites are
www.ans-medical.com
http://backandneck.about.com/od/neurosti...
Good luck!
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