Hi,
I'm a 29-yr sufferer of chronic pain in my left leg (both upper and lower front) and top of my left foot. I had back surgery in 1990 to remove a herniated portion of my L5-S1 disc. I've had about every test, screening, procedure done w/o any success. My pain has somewhat been managed w/meds for the past 12+ yrs but this summer, my new pain doc decided to take me off one of them (Soma - said it is dangerous) and my pain became unmanageable. I had a Medtronic spinal cord stimulator (SCS) trial Sept. 2014 & an permanent Medtronic SCS implanted w/paddle lead in Oct. 2014. The trial worked great (5 days - about 80% reduction in pain). The permanent implant was turned on 1 wk post-op and worked great for the first week (80% reduction in pain). Since then I've had nothing but problems with it. The stimulation hasn't seemed to change but no longer getting a lot of relief, but now have some numbness & weakness in leg & foot. I've had it reprogrammed late Nov 2014 but no success. I have had to increase meds & walk w/a cane just to exist. I am having it reprogrammed again this week, but don't know what I will do if they are not successful.

Welcome trscott.

Hello trscott,

welcome to the NeuroTalk Support Groups.

You can find lots of people dealing with SCS & Pain Pumps on the Medications & Treatments subforum

SCS & Pain Pumps Forum

trscott,

Hello and welcome, happy to see you have come to be with us, it a great place to be. Have fun looking into the different forums. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways.

Please keep us up to date on your condition. Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene