Hi scarbran,

I don't know why your doctor would say things to scare you like this.. geez who does that?! Anyway's I just had my SCS implanted a few weeks ago and honestly it really wasn't as bad as I thought. Since you have been through multiple surgeries I am sure you will cope just fine with the surgical pain. The most uncomfortable part for me is the pain in my rib cage or just between/below shoulder blades but this isn't from the incision it seems more like pain from trying to stay straight and not being able to bend or stretch.. like someone mentioned earlier 'a bad runners stitch'. The 3 hour car ride home was also uncomfortable but that was expected and resolved once I got out of the car. The battery site still causes some discomfort when I go for walks or my pant line is pressing on it when sitting .. but I am sure that will continue to get better over the next few weeks. All of the discomfort felt from surgery is nothing compared to the pain caused by the CRPS 2!!

Good luck and might I suggest finding or at the very least questioning your doctors intentions by his/her scare tactics.

God bless,
Tessa