A spinal cord stimulator is an EXCELLENT idea for pain relief BUT it's only good if you have pain in your legs. it's NOT good if it's only back pain. It won't work well for that. So if you have most of your pain in your legs, it's a good choice.

You should see a pain management doctor for this or even if you're not going for the stimulator, you should see one to see what can be done for your pain. There are other options besides the stimulator. There are plenty of procedures that can be done to help relieve the pain.

Your doctor should have told you that surgery is NOT for pain relief. It is only for mechanical problems. Most of the time after surgery you're left with the same pain or worse. It just doesn't relieve pain.

I hope the pain management doctor can help you. Let us know what happens, ok? We DO care! God bless and please take care. Hugs, Lee