Oh Becky, I'm so sad for you, we have these SCS done and to begin with think our prayers answered only for us to find down the track the pain worsens and dare I say moves slightly away from where originally and seems marginally worse than before. I truly believe it's because the area that is suffering with pain is trying to get the message to us something is wrong, you masked the pain here so I've moved elsewhere to get your attention! The reason why it feels worse... Well I believe because it's in a new area we feel it so much more as we had become accustomed to where it initially was..

I have had 2 laminectomies and bone grafts, the first in my fusion of 1977 and the 2nd in my fusion of 1994. They were painful. I get confused between a laminectomy and a laminotomy, I think laminectomy they take it all and laminotomy only take some. Either way, they hurt far more than the fusions I have had, but, I did get through and on both occasions went on to live 15 years or more of quality active living.

I'm not sure what they do about the battery, for me, they have said if and when I have the laminotomy and paddle inserted they will connect the paddle and new leads to the existing battery which is in my right buttock, fairly high up, but below where my jeans sit so I have absolutely no trouble with the battery site at all. I think I recall your battery is elsewhere, so maybe if the battery site is causing discomfort seeing as you are under you could ask them to reposition it somewhere more comfortable?

I agree with holding out on the date for your surgery, I did the same last year my NS wanted to operate mid April but we were wanting to go to the UK to see my father in law in the May so he agreed and arranged to do it on June 6. I got ill on the day so they had to discharge me and did it the following week on June 13.

How many surgeries will this one take you up to? And if you don't mind me asking, where are you having it done?