hi, my name is Sarah I am 34 years old, i am new to this site. i had a spinal cord stimulator implant put in september 22nd, 2011. It has been now 8 weeks. My history is that i had in 2005, a L5 laminctomy and was left with nerve damage in my right foot, l5 s1. i have been living in constant pain!
The SCS coverage is amazing for my leg and back pain, i have managed to wean off all my meds.
The only problem im having is that I'm suffering severe motion sickness from the stim. we have tried reprogramming 3 times. The doctor and St Jude rep keep saying its because the stomach nerves are getting pulled into the leads.
we reprogramed today two new frequencies and i am hoping that this will stop the nausea. Now that i can finally walk more then 2 city blocks i cant imagine how i have lived 6 years without the implant.
If anyone has experienced nausea as a SCS side effect please write back.
thank you.

I'm hoping more people will see your post because you bring up a very interesting topic. Maybe try starting a new thread down below in the active posting and I bet you'd get good feedback.
Right now, we are up in the 'Sticky' section and I don't think too many people venture up here.
I responded to your post down below and I bet if you start a whole new thread regarding your situation, then more folks will see and respond.

It's so great to have you and I hope you can begin to get some answers soon!

Caring,
Rae

What are the odds of this application becoming a new weight loss surgery?

Instead of lap band surgery--people will go have the "Sarah" implant...

In all seriousness, it sounds great you're getting pain relief, and I hope they can fix your nausea problem!

Thank you, but i really wish this nausea would go away.

Hi Sarah,
I'm so sorry you are still suffering with this nausea.
A few weeks ago you were getting reprogrammed and I was hoping that would help.
What does your Dr say about this?

Congrats on being able to wean off the meds! There's only 1 other person here that I know of who has had success with getting off all meds.
That's amazing!

Rae