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Originally Posted by marriedtopain
Hello. I've been looking for a sight like this for a long time now. My husband has had severe O.C. for about ten years now.He's had the steroid injections,the nerve stripped of scar tissue,the nerve severed(which doctors now say serves no pupose what so ever-only will make it worse-which it did) and has been on every pain killer known to man-nothing works. He's currently taking Methadone and Gabbabentin-none of which work. All they've done is destroy is stomach making him throw up constantly,thus extreme weight loss. He is currently waiting for a Peripheral nerve stimulator to be implanted in his head to hopefully alleviate some of the pain but we live in Canada and could be waiting forever for the surgery.If I can help anyone with questions please feel free to contact me. We've pretty much done the whole spectrum of treatments.
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I am in BC and also waiting while my pain specialist tries to work through the miles of red tape to get approval for coverage for an ONS. I have ON and have been with a brutal headache since last Feb.
May I ask which province you are in? They have approved TWO (just two) stims for angina pain in BC. I too am frustrated with the waiting. It looks like if I can even get a trial lead, I have to pay for it out of my pocket. God only knows where I am going to come up with the $$ for that!