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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,424
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,424
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Hi Steven ~ The whole SCS doesn't need replacing -- only the battery -- and it's a very SIMPLE procedure. It's not really a 'surgery' cause the SCS is very close to the surface of the skin. They just have to make a small incision to replace the battery and that's it. They replace it usually every 5 years, but alot depends on how much you use your unit. If you have it on 24/7, then the battery will need replacing sooner.
You might really get a lot of relief if you have neuropathy in the legs/feet. It really doesn't help much with mechanical pain. But if you have burning/stinging in the legs & feet, you could very easily get alot of relief. You might want to have the trial for it and see how it works for you.
Best of luck Steven and God bless. Hugs, Lee
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recovering alcoholic, sober since 7-29-93;severe depression; 2 open spinal surgeries; severe sciatica since 1986; epidurals; trigger points; myelograms; Rhizotomy; Racz procedure; spinal cord stimulator implant (and later removal); morphine pump trial (didn't work);now inoperable; lumpectomy; radiation; breast cancer survivor; heart attack; fibromyalgia; on disability.
Often the test of courage is not to die, but to live..
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