Hi Sinead
So good to read that you have had your revision and that things are looking UP, fantastic. Did you have a second stim implanted , or did they move the leads. Im curious to know how you got the stim to work up in your back!? I would LOVE mine to be in my lower back and further. But unfortunately I only have it when Im actually lying down and its only when its on quite high, which can be uncomfortable also. But a couple of weeks back I had a reprogramming session and the Rep was a guy this time, and he was fantastic. Gave me a programme whereby the legs were isolated and I could feel it all when I walked, which I havent had since the implant was done last August......so that is a bonus. I can higher the right or left leg individually....now why didnt my female Rep do that
anyway its doing the job but using WAYYYY more power, but I dont mind I just sit watching tv in the evening and recharge!!
Saffy (Karen, which do you prefer
) so glad to hear that your holiday did you the world of good. Even the bit of sunshine would make you feel good, especially if you have anything like the atrocious weather we've had here in Ireland in May and June.....cant believe tomorrow is the 1st July .....WHERE IS OUR SUMMER????
My Consultant told me also that the stim will not help my LOWER BACK!! I was a bit disappointed because thats what my real trouble is. But I do have awful burning, tingling in my legs so it is helping that. But I wish at times my back would ease up......but then I suppose I have to take it easy(ahem!!!) but sometimes its hard to sit still , when all I want to do it GET OUT IN THE GARDEN!!!!
I hope you hear soon when you will have the paddles put in.....more surgery, but then if it helps and gets rid of that awful feeling you mention then its a bonus!!!
Take care
Jackie
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Originally Posted by Sophie_
Hi Karen (am i right) I read your blog, very interesting I have to say, i'm presuming you went on your holiday to Greece before your surgery, i read from the bottom up!
I am very impatient, even my Consultant told me off for being impatient and wanting results NOW, I think there are many of us on this site like that, i guess we have to be, if we don't it would be too easy to lie down and give up and giving up is not in my vocab and I bet you're like that too.
The Karin Slaugther book, Broken, came out last summer on Hardback and i'm only getting around to it now, I didn't have the concentration to read the back of a cereal box the last little while and now i'm getting back into books. I too have read all of her books and the earlier ones were better when she had her husband working with her but still they keep me interested and i love that murder, crime fiction. Have you read this one yet?
How are you getting on post SCS surgery, do you find it works well for you, we have the same one. After the revision surgery it's defintely working much better thank God, I have the back stim up higher than it's ever been and it's not hurting, stinging was my main problem and the back stim was pretty much redundant as it was too sore to have on, the one for my leg is doing well thank God.
I'll be back walking on the Curragh with my lovely husband and my mad boxer, Tigger, soon enough.
Chat soon,
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