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Originally Posted by sarahdgoldman
hi im new to this site, i had SCS st Jude put in sept 22, 2011. i am just wondering if you experienced any side effects of nausea, because my rep keeps trying to reprograme the leads thinking the nausea is related to stomach nerves being pulled in from the leads that are covering my back and legs. ive been having severe nausea since the implant being putting in and we are all so confused and frustrated
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Welcome! Glad you found us
The nausea thing sure is odd. I'm sorry you are dealing with this.
Do you feel a 'grabbing/pulling' sensation in your stomach area, or is the stimulation being felt only in the back and legs?
I was told by my rep that if you get that pulling sensation in your front/middle area that the amplitude is ramped up too high. I would sure think the rep would be able to ease that outta there.
Have you tried running your amplitude (pulse width) down to a slower number, so that your stimulation wouldn't be 'buzzing' so fast, rather, it would feel more like a 'thumping' if turned down.
I sure hope he can tweek you to get rid of the nausea.
Rae
