Hi there,

I hope this works out for you and you can look forward to getting some pain relief and your life back.
Pain is very tiring, draining and as for the depression it can cause, it's just terribly unfair, I dunno why i asked God so many times, what did I do to deserve this, in the depths of ugly deep pain with the tears streaming down my face. It's not easy, thankfully my husband and family have been a great support.

Like most people, I've missed loads of work, birthday parties, weddings, girls night outs etc, this is hard but thankfully this year I've started to go back to these things and it feels good.
I think you're right in what you say about some Dr's, they are orientated by greed and the private payout they receive from the companies, they tend to push for a device that might not suit you. I guess that's where your research, common sense and sheer stubbornness can help.

As for the trials, I have a Medtronic SCS and I too feel the sensation of it working but it's not a horrible sensation, more of a tingling sensation. The surgery in Ireland for this was a day procedure and it was done under sedation rather than a g. anaesthetic. Its supposed to be left in for about 5 days to a week to see if you get some relief. Unfortunately there was a problem with the technology for my trial and it didn't work. My Dr decided to proceed with a full implant as he knew I'd benefit from it and so far he has been right.

I hope this Dr works out for you, let us know how it goes,

Sophie xxxx