Since I am having an excrutiating pain night, yet another question dawned on me.

I am having the SCS for my lower back/left leg BUT I also have chronic pain issues with my neck/shoulder and right arm. Tonight is one of "those" rough chronic pain nights more so in my neck. The C7/T1 disc is the area of concern for my pain doc. I am already fused C4/5, C5/6 and C6/7.

While I am on the trial or even after I have the permanent implant done, how am I going to deem that its a success if I am still having to take pain meds for my neck? I also had read somewhere that having the scs implant can create a problem in the event future surgery is needed. Has anyone else found this to be the case? We know I need surgery on my neck at SOME point, it just won't be any time soon (if I can help it).

Does anyone have the SCS for the lower limbs and continues to deal with CP for the upper limbs? Can the disc that is the area of concern at the moment create any problems when it comes to putting the implant in since the incision is above the lumbar spine?