Hello:

I have been diagnosed with CRPS and have a Medtronic SCS implant in my hip area for my leg. Unfortunately I have back problems as well that are a separate issue. I have recently received a second opinion at which I was informed the SCS was placed for my back pain rather than the CRPS in the leg. My back problems are joint related, so the SCS does not help with that pain. The SCS also barely helps at all with my CRPS leg pain.

The more recent doctor suggested completely replacing the SCS with a Boston Scientific model that is recommended for SCS because it has more programming options available.

My questions to all of you are: has anyone encountered a similar problem? What are your thoughts or information on Boston Scientific vs Medtronic (especially on which unit is preferred for CRPS)?

I will greatly appreciate any and all of the information I can gather from you all!