SO Sad to hear of your predicament!! The situation of pressure is quite a mystery to me as it is your docs. I am a Thoracic implant at T8-T9 to address my lumbar area and legs. I have paddles, they have never given me this pressure sensation you report, and I run the silly thing 24/7 to good success. I just wonder whether the actual paddle emplacement itself has somehow caused the pressure which is manifesting as your discomfort????? Only the Doc can tell, and really only with an X-Ray since MRI is verboten!
Prayin for you on this,
Mark56
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