Hi Maureen ~ I can sure relate. I've had that suicidal leg pain for 24 YEARS. I'm so tired of it I could scream!!!

I had the SCS for 6 months, but found that all it did was irritate the leg even more. I had it reprogrammed many times, but it still didn't work well for me, and we ended up having to take it out, which by the way is worse than having it put in.

When you have your trial period, if they give you any restrictions I'm not sure I'd follow them too closely. They gave me so MANY restrictions that I didn't get a good pain assessment during the trial. Then when they implanted it, I went on about my business after the healing period, and good grief, I wasn't getting much pain relief at all! Of course I thought during the trial i was cause they wouldn't let me do anything. So during your trial, give it a good "go." Get up and around and do your normal stuff!

If it were me tho I think I'd ask them if I could have the morphine pump. I had the trial for that and ALL my pain was gone. It was great!!!

Best of luck and keep us posted. God bless. Peace, Lee