I have only had my two SCS's since Aug. 19, 2010, so a little premature for me to say for sure. As of now, still taking Dilaudid and phenergren suppositories two to three times daily as await healing after the surgery. I have noticed approx. 70% improvement in the cervical area and approx. 50% improvement in lumbar area (burning in hips/lower back is gone, cramping in feet has been reduced).

My SCSs' remotes were programmed and turned on before I was sent home from surgery and I have found one program on each remote that is helping. I will be getting my remotes adjusted tomorrow as I go in for my first surgery follow-up visit.