Let me start off by welcoming you to the community !
Hopefully you will find answers to the many questions you will have (I know how hopefully everyone here has been to me )
I'm about 7 weeks in on the final implant of my scs device (medtronics adaptive stim)
When I say that the people here are more then willing to help with experiences and knowledge of having been through the whole thing. Again I can testify to that because I'm not sure I would have been so prepared had I not met these kind folks here that helped me through the whole ordeal.
As for the pain (commonly referred to as the green eyed monster around these parts anyway)
I'm not sure where I would have ended up had I not had my implant done when I did.
It has given me so much back that I couldn't see I had lost. The greeneyed monster had started to consume me more and more every day and was taking me away from my wife and little girl. I was so elated the first time a couple of weeks ago that I was able to sit on the floor and play a game with my 7 year old who had never seen me be able to do that and she looked at me and said daddy are you sure your going to be able to do this with me ? I cried because she had never had the joy of me playing with her like that.
So has it helped me YES has it helped my family YES would I go through all of it again YES.
Does it take all the pain away No but it sure does feel good to have a little more of my life back again!
So please remember this The only dumb question around here is one that is never asked !
Messy Mark©