Terri & Bob

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Hi there Terri & Bob,

My name is . I'm from Western Australia.

Sorry to hear about Bob's medical conditions. Sounds like he has done it hard

and tough.

A big warm welcome to both of you.

I have had 7 back operations before my surgeon said he was worried about doing

more surgery. He passed me over in to the hands of a wonderful Neuro Surgeon who

is concentrating now on Pain Management.

I had to go on Gabapentin for a month 1st, but that didn't work. I know most

people have a trial 1st but due to the extensive back surgeries I had had over 3

years he went with the biggest Stimulaotr available. He said the worst that can

happen it didn't work and he would remove it.

The first day they switched it on, I couldn't believe the relief that I felt. It

was awesome. It is designed to change the gateway to the brain for pain

stimulus. Instead of it being bad, it tricks the brain in to making it feel like

a good sensation. That's how it was described to me.

I'm not sure if Bob has ever had any muscle stimulation via a tens machine, but

it feels sort of like that but a deeper sensation. Getting right to the core of

the pain.

He will probably never fully go off his pain meds, but it will help him reduce

them by whatever % that he get pain relief. I.E if it reduces his pain by 40%

that's what you can cut your meds by.

To try and explain it a little better, I can still feel the severe sciatic pain

I get, but when I turn my stimulator the pain just feels like a tight muscle,

that's all. It doesn't get rid of all my pain. Having said that, I have reduced

the strength and severity of the drugs I used to take to what I take now.

It's awesome. I love my stimulator.

I do understand that this is not the case for everyone. I do hope that the other

members will give you their feedback as well.

Hoping your pain is less than yesterday & Better tomorrow

Warm Cheers