snoopy911 Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Thank you. Sorry that i misinterpreted your words. Mostly, I just meant that I didn't mean for this thread to be some big thing to my situation. I just kind of wanted to say hi, explain why I hadn't been around and feel ya'll in. Guess I didn't succeed at that. I hijacked my own thread! lol. While I am at it, does anybody know anything about implanted spinal cord stimulators? Either from personal, familial, or patient experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chbare Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 There currently does not exist a large base of evidence, but it appears to have a certain amount of efficacy. Most candidates have the diagnosis of failed back syndrome. This means you may not be a candidate until you've had surgical intervention fail. Unfortunately, surgical intervention fails quite frequently when used for pain management. I have a friend who had great initial success with the device, but it was ultimately removed due to complications associated with his spinal stenosis. I'm not going to get into the habit of giving online medical advice; however, you would be wise to look at going to a physician who is specialised in pain management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoopy911 Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 Ch, Already was approved as a candidate, but really unsure whether i want to go that route. My current pain management doctor is a huge jerk and I wouldn't want to be tethered to him anyway. I am looking into making an appointment with a pain management doctor in the city, (Philadelphia) that is great and is famous for implanting a SCS in Jerry Lewis. Hard to get an appointment with though. Was just wondering if anyone knew anything about them, I know many people on this forum have a great deal of knowledge about many different subjects. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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