Hi Johnthepainter,
Welcome to the group. I had my scs implanted in 2003. It worked for a while and I really liked the way it felt. I had a really bad fall and one of the leads slipped out. They had to shut it off. The lead is sitting on a nerve. I think that if i didn't fall, it would have help me alot. But it never took away the pain to where I could go with out meds. I went without meds for a year but had to go back on. The two together was great. Now I am trying to decide if I want to have the whole thing taken out. Its kind of painful at the site that the lead is on the nerve. If your wife decides to have this done, I hope it works for her. Please tell her I wish her well.

Sue K.