Hi,

I've had my scs for 8 months now, and I feel as if I have some of my life back. Like you, I have rsd in both feet/legs, and I was in bed or wheelchair for almost 5 years, on and off. In that time, I wasn't able to walk without assistance. Now, I'm back to taking care of my horses and working in my veggi garden. It still takes me time to do everything, and I do still get tired easy, but I can do it. That is the great thing. Yes, you do have about 3 months where you can't do anything such as stretching, bending, reaching, lifting anything more that 5 lbs. After the first few weeks, I was able to get up and slowly more around the house. The hardest time was after I felt better from the surgery, but I still had to not do anything. If you listen to your dr, and do what you are told, then you should be fine. It is when you start to do too much too soon that you can get into trouble.

I had the trial before the perm, and I didn't want them to take it out. It does take some getting used to. You have to let the reps give you several programs and you need to try them all. I don't like the high pitched ones. Almost everyone I have is low. Just picture that you are in your car, and the car next to you has the bass turned up full volume. The pulsing/beating is the ones that work for me the best. Everyone is different tho.

Any questions, just ask. Hope this helps.

Hugs
Mary