Originally Posted by tinkster

I would really like some imput/opinions please. I had a SCS put in last December. I had a wonderful trial and had no reason to believe that nothing less than success would be achieved with the perm stimulator.
Well... its not covering my pain and the spot where the battery is has never stopped hurting, and recently its worse, hurts all day every day.
My doctor was gone this week but I left word with his nurse that I wanted it out! She said she would start the paperwork, however, when i met with the doctor filling in for my doctor he said he highly recommends i do not have it taken out. He thinks I need a revision surgery.
It sounds to me like another surgery, another recovery, and no real gurantees it will do any better than what I have now. This doctor said they would put paddles in this time, not leads. He made it sound as if this revision is a piece of cake, I know better. He said "you have done the hard part, don't give up now". I just don't know what to do. I would hate to have it removed if a revision really could work but then again I am not convinced it will work either, and more surgery does not sound appealing right now. In many ways I would like it out and just be done with it. But this doctor said nothing else is left except managing me with pain meds, which is depressing just thinking about it.
Any advice is helpful, thanks.
I will talk with my regular doctor soon about all of this too and get his opinions.