Alberto- A GREAT BIG WELCOME to a new inquirer! Ok, now that the greeting is out of the way, let's try to delve into your questions.
Firstly, Fiiona will be a GREAT help to respond to cervical issues when she chimes in, as she has two units, one in upper body.
Secondly, SCS technology is a potential marvelous help for managing pain with big emphasis on MANAGING. It is not a cure all. For some, pain meds still accompany the use of the SCS since for them it does not adequately cover the full scope of their pain. For me, I manage dealing with all of my pain with just the SCS and a seat cushion I use since it is a lower body trouble we address thusly.
Thirdly, SCS cures nothing.... again it is not a cure, but a system to help manage pain. This I say for your benefit because my nerves in the lower body were severely damaged in a 2005 car wreck, the surgeons I was first sent to see said "I cannot help you." We should have gotten all five together and they could have sung it in parts kinda like Barbershop Quartets, but then I digress, SO, I was injured in April 2005, and by January 2006 when my first big back surgery occurred, the nerve damage had become permanent. Emphasis on forever. Now, of course, I was given hope by my neurosurgeon and physiatrist who both said nerves can regenerate over time at the fantastic rate of 1 millimeter per day..... so they said "give it a year, and we will see if you notice improvement in the lower legs. NOPE. Numb. But, I can handle that if I have decent pain management which is surely the case with my Boston Scientific. I feel blessed. I use a cane to walk due to total lack of propreoception in the legs. I do not feel the ground.
So, Alberto, the answers are generally applicable to your situation as far as pain management goes, and those nerves..... well, as my doctors told me, just wait ans see whether they regenerate after we remove the problem causing the issues in the first place. That began in 2006. I am still waiting.
Blessings on you my friend,
Others will chime in with their experiences,
Prepare to be bombarded,
All the best,
Mark56
