Hi there, this is a chance on a significantly less traumatic scale of tackling your pain levels. Will it totally remove your pain, No, but, it will give you a chance to reduce medication and have maybe a clearer head. Nevro aims to reduce your pain scale by up to 70% so even if you get 10% that's better than nothing. Nevro is unique in that you don't feel the buzzing sensation and you don't have to continually adjust your program levels, it really is a stepping stone for you to evaluate other options before such drastic measures such as amputation. There are a number of CRPS NT bods who have had the SCS to I hope they come by and give you their perspective. I'm about to embark on having a 2nd percutaneous lead threaded to tackle my pain levels, mine is a Nevro unit and I can truly say that even with the 1 lead it does make a difference.
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Originally Posted by zecrich
However I'm on the verge of saying no and bottling it, I've had 14 bouts of knee surgery and usually surgery doesn't bother me. My last surgery was a knee replacement and I wasn't really keen on having it done, I had asked them to amputate the leg above the knee and give me a chance to fight and get back walking, but they said no, many times! Anyway my pain levels have been very high ever since the knee replacement and I use a wheelchair, it was only when I went out but my right leg has now gone and I'm in the chair full-time. I know this scs could be a chance to lower the pain, the pain management team have said it most likely won't get me pain free but would help me to reduce my meds. Any views would be very very gratefully received.
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