This is good advice, Sandy, but I wouldn't apply it to just children or young adults. No one should self-treat whan it comes to this stuff. This is just like "sharing" medications. If it works for me - that doesn't mean it will work for you. Or that you and I will have the same dosage of meds. Or (in the case of the TENS) be applied in the same spot for the same duration at the same intensity, etc.

Mom: By all means, take your TENS unit with you on your next visit. If you already own a perfectly good functioning device, you could save $$ by using it instead of buying one. Most of the time, doctors, clinics and hospitals simply issue new equipment without asking if there is the possibility you already own something. (Makes sense, most people don't have a TENS in their closet, after all.) But we can help keep down costs by volunteering when there is a chance that something we already own will work. when I had foot surgery in 2000, I used some old wooden crutches from the 1960's. They still worked, saving me and my insurance company the cost of new ones.

Good luck to you and your daughter and welcome to our forum. Do not hesitate to bring up any subject at all.

Mike