Hi sarahdgoldman! Sorry you are experiencing such nausea, I know that has to be so frustrating. When I had with the percutaneous leads in the thoracic area, one of the programs they set had the stimulation coming pretty high up my hips and into my abdomen. It caused nausea so I had to stop using that program. They set all of the other programs lower and none of them were felt in my abdomen. After that, my St Jude rep would stop it as soon as it gets that high because of the sick feeling it can cause.

I now have a paddle lead and again, the rep did not program it to go that high...it covers my legs and butt

Not sure if that helps you, but that is my experience.

Good luck to you!
Nanc