Hi Emily,

You're very welcome to our site and all of us will be more than happy to help you through to your decision and afterwards too.
I'm Sinéad, I'm from KE. 37 going on 97!*I have chronic back pain, failed back surgery, failed SCS surgery, sacro illiacitis (sp) neuropathic pain and I feel crap, I'm always in pain.*
You've already heard that my Dr has decided to remove my Medtronic SCS and this is because it's not working for me and everyone is different so what might not work for me doesn't mean that it won't work for you. In saying that I would advise anyone to consider carefully an alternative, for the simple reason it might not be for you and some SCS's you don't feel them, there is no buzzing sensation and why would you want the buzzing if it wasn't necessary.

I'd love to know more about you, PM me if you would like to share but don't want to put it on here, please feel free to read mine too. How old are you, where are you from?*
My*Dr is Declan O'Keeffe in St Vincent's and fantastic at what he does but pinning him down and getting him to make a decision where he won't change his mind is next to impossible.*
Who is the Pain doctor you have been referred to? I know most of them in the Dublin region at this stage-at least I think so. I don't know Jackie's Dr in the Mater and she has a St. Jude's SCS, she too absolutely loves her Dr.

Tomorrow I'm scheduled to have Sacro illiac joint injection and some nerve blocks. I'm also scheduled to have my SCS out or it will be revised and removed later.

I'm nervous like you wld expect *but I'm ok.

I'm looking forward to getting to know you and we're a good bunch here, we like to have the crack as well as the serious stuff.

Chat soon

Sinéad*xxxxx **