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Originally Posted by moosey2me
Thank you very much for your help.Sorry it did not work out for you..Are you on a lot of meds.?i guess I thought it was going to work better than it is..I know its not going to take all the pain away,but I have usually 2 good days per week,and the rest,not so good.It has been reprogramed 2 times so far.it is hitting the rest areas,but sometimes it causes more pain,so I shut it off,and the all heck brakes ,have to put it back on,and try to go to other programs..i heard some people do not charge for weeks or 1 time a month..I guess its because I go to work ,come home and hurt so bad I go to bed,and then back to work,come home ,dinner, house work,shower and fit whatever else I can get in go to bed..Heating pad and meds,usually stay awake until 10-11 ,get up at 5:15,do it all again..work is so hard for me..I had to get a vanity because I cannot stand anymore getting ready for work.Do you still work?I still take my meds..too...Do you? I quit 1med. so far,and cut back alittle but I feel I am unsure if I can..maybe that's why I feel worse,but that's what my doctor wants..Thank you for everything..Charging always seams to hit me at a bad time..I need to get into a better routine which I know but when you hurt I feel I am lucky to do anything..  |
Thanks moosey! I really hated to have them removed because they did help so much in the beginning. They helped me to get through work another 1 1/2 years. Unfortunately I had to stop working at the end of Dec 2012 and now receive SSDI and LTD. The only meds I am on is the occasional hydrocodone and topamax. The topamax is really for migraines and headaches, but my dr thinks it may help some of the nerve pain too. I have so many allergies that I cannot tolerate most meds.
As far as charging goes, I really think it depends on the unit you have and how often it is used to determine how often charging is necessary. Like I said, I always did it when I was in the recliner in the evening watching TV.
I had my units reprogrammed a lot before I got to a "happy" place with them. Personally, I don't think having them programmed twice is very much. I would recommend that you contact your rep and go through another programming session. I had many programs on both of my units, which included different frequencies and sensations and I could adjust them up and down, side to side, whatever I needed. I even had a special program for bedtime since it was more intense when you lay down.
I agree with Tessa too about maybe putting it on a low stim instead of turning it off, sometimes that still helps more than you think.
Sorry you are having such a rough time. I hope you can get some relief very soon!!
Nanc
