Hi TOS8, I hope your appt with your old-PM doctor went well.

I hope you get put on long-acting pain meds so you don't run out of meds.

I was scared off of SCS when I first saw the CD/DVD about it and my parents/s.o. were so TOTALLY AGAINST it that I was really not interested in it too. But after two years of being on long-acting opiate medication and feeling dumbed down by all the nerve pain meds and opiates, and having my life get smaller and smaller and my activities restricted, I realized, I have to get a life and get my pain managed without so much medication!! So now I'm trying the SCS and really, it has been a pleasant surprise. It really works and it kinda feels nice, like a massage actually. It warms up my hands and arms.

It is all your decision. I'm just telling you when you are sick and tired of the meds and how they affect your life you may want to try the SCS for pain control. I'm very motivated.