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Originally Posted by zecrich
Hi,
I'm not considering amputation now, it was before my knee replacement and after a lot of research it seemed to be my best long term solution. I was very active and knew I would wear out a knee joint and need another replacement in x amount of years and you can only have 3 in total and so I saw a prosthetic as my best chance.
However I went ahead with the knee replacement in March 2010, its left me in so much pain and I can't even go and play wheelchair basketball as my leg doesn't bend far enough so I can get in a basketball chair. Also amputation is no longer an option as my right leg has gone now and so have my hips.
I realise the scs is a massive chance to reduce my pain levels and believe me when I say that I want nothing more than that, however something is telling me not to. I guess it could be fear as my last surgery has destroyed my life.
This decision is causing me even more sleepless nights!
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I can understanding your reluctance. I had a failed trial SCS a few years back. The stimulation was no where needed. The doctor wanted to do another trial but I felt mentally and physically I was not up to the implant even if the next trial was successful. I declined to do another trial.
The Nevro was not available at the time. From what I read regarding the Nevro it appears to have more plus features than the St. Jude ANS IPG I had for my trial. The one "high" spot in all this is you have a chance to do a trial before you decide to have the permanent implant.
Gerry