Lisa,

What concerns me about your post is that you say your doc said if this doesn't help nothing will.

To the best of my knowledge, that is just plain wrong !

The SCS does work for some people, which can be important to remember because many of the success cases are not still posting here. Maybe you can ease your pain with a SCS

There have been many posters here who have unfortunately found it has made their condition so much worse. That is a serious consideration.

There are other options out there. It concerns me that your doc wouldn't mention them and totally discounts them. HBOT and ketamine might not be realistic options for you (or many of us) because of insurances refusal to pay, but there is also the implantable pain pump. Look for posts by Lost Mary....she is having great results from hers