Re: It Must Feel Right To You.....!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

pj i would like to see the clincians book u have for the scs my dr is thinkng

of doing one on me next month ,, and ive read alot of things on here about it

but im still confuse,,,,,, any help u can give me i thank u ,, niko(karen

[Guest guest]

pj,

this is Anita well they want to put a spinal chord stimulator in me... also,

if you had to do it again would you have yours done? in my case they say my

pain is wearing my heart down .. and i am going to have to do

something.....this dr. I know has done at least one is all that i know of

...he is an anistisioligist, i have looked at the video and read the book and

i dont know really what to do .. so far i am leaning toward having it done

.... thank you for any advice you can give to me.

you may email me at areid@...

Anita

It Must Feel Right To You.....!!!!!!!!

> Tracey:

> The implantation of any device must feel right to you ,you must be

> confident in your Dr and have reasonable expectations as to what that

> device will do.I have had a scs implant since I was 31.(i'm now

> 41)Over the course of these 10 yrs I have become very dependent on

> what it does for me.IT IS NOT A MIRACLE CURE.....!!!!!!!!

> The surgical post op-pain can be severe.The area in which they are

> working leaves no room for error.Trust in the Dr is paramount!!!!!No

> one can say what if any relief you will get from the implant.Not even

> really the trial,because the odds that the leads can be put back in

> the exact same spot are slim,but the trial will tell you if it is

> right for you.

> Tracey if you get the scs it will in a short time become a part of

> your body and you will become comfortable with it.So much so that the

> removal of one of these things is a nightmare,and one of the most

> painful surgerys I have ever had.....!!!!!!!I have a clincians book

> which shows in detail the instuments used and what the procedure

> entails if you would like to take a look at it I would be happy to

> pass it along.Just remember that you want to do this as few

> times as you can so be sure that your Dr is showing you the latest

> cutting edge stuff.These things change almost as fast as computers

> but

> with the right leads all you will have to change is transmiters.(no

> surgery required I just did this)I have full body rsd so for me this

> was a no brainer.(i am willing to try almost anything to help the

> pain)Please be extensive in your research of scs's and the Dr's track

> record per implanting them.I wish all good things in this endevour

> and

> if I can help in any way you have but to ask.

>

> A FRIEND IN PAIN

>

> pJ

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

PJ,

Thank you for your taking the time to describe your

experience with the SCS. I'm so glad it has helped

you. I know I have a big decision to make here. Most

of the responses I've received here have been negative

on the SCS. But I believe at this time that it may be

something that I have to do. It's a long explanation

and one I won't get into now. I know I do need to

write up a list of questions for my doctor for when I

see her on March 1st(they've given me an earlier

appt.) I don't if the SCS is right for me or not. I

am having a very difficult time making that decision.

I wish someone else could make it for me but I'm an

adult, not a child. All I feel I can do right now is

truly pray about the decision and put it into God's

hands.

Hugs, Tracey

--- mpj449@... wrote:

> Tracey:

> The implantation of any device must feel right to

> you ,you must be

> confident in your Dr and have reasonable

> expectations as to what that

> device will do.I have had a scs implant since I was

> 31.(i'm now

> 41)Over the course of these 10 yrs I have become

> very dependent on

> what it does for me.IT IS NOT A MIRACLE

> CURE.....!!!!!!!!

> The surgical post op-pain can be severe.The area in

> which they are

> working leaves no room for error.Trust in the Dr is

> paramount!!!!!No

> one can say what if any relief you will get from the

> implant.Not even

> really the trial,because the odds that the leads can

> be put back in

> the exact same spot are slim,but the trial will tell

> you if it is

> right for you.

> Tracey if you get the scs it will in a short time

> become a part of

> your body and you will become comfortable with it.So

> much so that the

> removal of one of these things is a nightmare,and

> one of the most

> painful surgerys I have ever had.....!!!!!!!I have a

> clincians book

> which shows in detail the instuments used and what

> the procedure

> entails if you would like to take a look at it I

> would be happy to

> pass it along.Just remember that you want to do this

> as few

> times as you can so be sure that your Dr is showing

> you the latest

> cutting edge stuff.These things change almost as

> fast as computers

> but

> with the right leads all you will have to change is

> transmiters.(no

> surgery required I just did this)I have full body

> rsd so for me this

> was a no brainer.(i am willing to try almost

> anything to help the

> pain)Please be extensive in your research of scs's

> and the Dr's track

> record per implanting them.I wish all good things in

> this endevour

> and

> if I can help in any way you have but to ask.

>

> A FRIEND IN PAIN

>

> pJ

>

>

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