Have been in a "fog" from the dilaudid and fentantyl combo. so not up to much other than what I need to do around the house. I finally got the ins. ok for both the cervical and lumbar SCS, so waiting to hear when my surgery date will be. Have been thinking about Mark...if I remember right, today's his surgery day???

As far as pain control, I went through both a lumbar trial and a cervical trial, both about a month apart. I got relief from both, the cervical moreso than the lumbar, but was told that this is typically the case...cervicals tend to be easier to get broader pain relief. Also, during my lumbar trial, they hit scar tissue, so didn't get as much pain relief in right leg as I'd liked, but the pain relief I got in my hips, lower back and left leg was enough for me to say yes to the permanent even if I never got the pain relief for the right leg.

So, now I'm in the waiting mode, back on mind-numbing pain meds., waiting to hear when my surgery date will be.

If I've failed to answer any of your questions, please respond back...as I said, in a "brain fog" lately