Well, it's day one of my SCS trial and it went shockingly well! This time (as opposed to other procedures at same facility) the nurse anesthetist was AMAZING, they (yes I had two all to myself!) did their job perfectly, and I hardly even remember most of the surgery. My rep is great. and all in all I don't think the surgery could have gone much better!

The only issue I had was a moderate headache post-op for which they asked me what I'd prefer (they offered me percocet, but I requested Vicodin instead, as it seems to work better for me, which it did. They gave me two and it cleared it right up! Then after all of the discussions with the Medtronic rep, my dad and I dropped off my Rx at Walgreens and had breakfast at McDonalds next door, that's how good I felt!

I'm now getting some back soreness, but nothing too major. I'm really shocked about how minor it is! I feel so blessed, and am thankful to all of you for your prayers, as I'm sure they played a roll in this working out so well.

And as for the SCS...So far, I LOVE IT!!!


~Colleen