Spinal cord stimulator for RSD?
I have RSD in my left arm and in a minute possibly in my leg. My doctor says he does this surgery for severe cases. So first question what define a severe case? I have had RSD within my arm for 2 years and have had 10 Sympathetic nerve blocks near little to no relief. Next question...They say on the SCS website that you can't do any extreme lifting, bending or twisting...what is extreme? I am a post carrier so I lift, bend and twist every daytime! My doctor hasn't suggested this treatment yet. He wanted me to try this other med. first. I see him again on Monday! Any advice on this would be wonderfull!!
Answers: Usually a severe defence is defined by ones that aren't treated well with less invasive procedures (such as blocks), and the cramp is enough to interfere with a person's daily natural life. For the first 8 weeks after surgery, no bending, lifting, or twisting at all, and after the leads have time to blotch in then you are able to pretty much turn back to your daily routine without restrictions.
I have my spinal cord stimulator implanted in April 2006, and I had 100% pain nouns, though because of my Keloid scarring condition I have had several revisions, and my SCS has only just failed again. They have told me that I would not have such severe problems next to my scar tissue blocking the electrical stimulation if I was not such a massive scarrer, but I am so since I've had 3 surgeries to try to attain this to work, I've decided to move onto other treatment options though the SCS has be wonderful. www.ans-medical.com is a good website for info on the SCS if you have not already been within. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any other questions that you'd like to ask! Good luck!
I conjecture icesk8er has given a pretty good definition of severe- poor response to blocks, medications, etc., and have a significant impact on day-to-day life. I would add to this the secondary change that occur- oedema and skin changes, loss of muscle mass, etc.
I was told that I had to greatly restrict my movement for the first 3 months after surgery, including not mortal allowed to lift more than 2kg. After that initial period where you are allowing scarring to go off to stablise the leads, I think that you can probably get away near a reasonable range of movement. I can't bend my knee on my CRPS-affected leg at adjectives, and I also have hip/knee problems in my 'good' leg- means I own to bend my back rather than my knees. I also tend to twist profusely without thinking about it and I have have minimal problems with mine- I have had to own a couple of reprogrammings because my lead's shifted slightly, but haven't done major damage. The biggest problem I have is around the site of the actual unit- it scar quite badly and I still find it uncomfortable more than a year on. (Though I wouldn't be lacking it- my pain is still severe, but it controls some aspects of the pain that weren't responding to anything else.)
One thing to address over with your doctor is the likely success. My CRPS is lower body single, but I have been told by a number of different populace that stimulators are often less effective for upper body CRPS, I guess because of problems getting the electrodes well positioned.
There are other treatments to consider as well- I'm not sure if you're on any medications or what you've tried, but there may be others that work for you. There are other procedures close to low-dose ketamine infusions, and there are also implanted pumps that deliver drugs directly into the spinal fluid. I'm currently scheduled for a pump trial myself.
I hope that helps- please feel free to email me if you want.
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Answers: Usually a severe defence is defined by ones that aren't treated well with less invasive procedures (such as blocks), and the cramp is enough to interfere with a person's daily natural life. For the first 8 weeks after surgery, no bending, lifting, or twisting at all, and after the leads have time to blotch in then you are able to pretty much turn back to your daily routine without restrictions.
I have my spinal cord stimulator implanted in April 2006, and I had 100% pain nouns, though because of my Keloid scarring condition I have had several revisions, and my SCS has only just failed again. They have told me that I would not have such severe problems next to my scar tissue blocking the electrical stimulation if I was not such a massive scarrer, but I am so since I've had 3 surgeries to try to attain this to work, I've decided to move onto other treatment options though the SCS has be wonderful. www.ans-medical.com is a good website for info on the SCS if you have not already been within. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any other questions that you'd like to ask! Good luck!
I conjecture icesk8er has given a pretty good definition of severe- poor response to blocks, medications, etc., and have a significant impact on day-to-day life. I would add to this the secondary change that occur- oedema and skin changes, loss of muscle mass, etc.
I was told that I had to greatly restrict my movement for the first 3 months after surgery, including not mortal allowed to lift more than 2kg. After that initial period where you are allowing scarring to go off to stablise the leads, I think that you can probably get away near a reasonable range of movement. I can't bend my knee on my CRPS-affected leg at adjectives, and I also have hip/knee problems in my 'good' leg- means I own to bend my back rather than my knees. I also tend to twist profusely without thinking about it and I have have minimal problems with mine- I have had to own a couple of reprogrammings because my lead's shifted slightly, but haven't done major damage. The biggest problem I have is around the site of the actual unit- it scar quite badly and I still find it uncomfortable more than a year on. (Though I wouldn't be lacking it- my pain is still severe, but it controls some aspects of the pain that weren't responding to anything else.)
One thing to address over with your doctor is the likely success. My CRPS is lower body single, but I have been told by a number of different populace that stimulators are often less effective for upper body CRPS, I guess because of problems getting the electrodes well positioned.
There are other treatments to consider as well- I'm not sure if you're on any medications or what you've tried, but there may be others that work for you. There are other procedures close to low-dose ketamine infusions, and there are also implanted pumps that deliver drugs directly into the spinal fluid. I'm currently scheduled for a pump trial myself.
I hope that helps- please feel free to email me if you want.
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