Welcome to ye, matey!!! Sorry, I am getting into boat mode for tomorrow. [that is another topic altogether]. If you have ANYTHING you would like to bring up, give it a go, as we are very active hereabouts!

Glad to have you!
Mark56

Yep .. Welcome and pull up a chair, you have loads of posts to root through.

I'll be more available once I'm back from a break away .. See you soon.

Hi all,
I am exactly 2 months post op today. I hoped and prayed that this would help my abdominal pain and yes it has helped. I am taking far fewer meds than before implant. I do find that on my bad days they are just bad. The stim at times is anoyiing. If I turn it up higher the stim travels down to my ankles, far from my abdomen.
When it works I am blessed beyond belief and on difficult days I am still blessed because I am so much better than the last 5 years.
I guess that,s enough rambling.

What a wonderful group!
Sandy

Good go Sandy, and ramble, well..... that is what we do well around here. I am thrilled to learn for you that your Boston Sci is providing relief! We all remember here, too, that SCS is part of pain management programs, not always a panacea, but often a good help, and yes- turning up the signal in my Boston Sci definitely provides broader scope of coverage and best means to address the scope of my pain management for higher pain periods. Learning the most effective range of settings given differing circumstances has surely provided best scope of benefit from my perspective, plus the added benefit of having fully withdrawn from all pain meds [remember though, this is my experience, and may not be the result for all. Your doc will help you determine your best pain management profile].

Yup,
Mark56

It's SO great to see your update! You sound well and that this has been a good experience for you.
It's wonderful to see that the SCS can help with abdominal pain!

I'm so happy for you!!

Rae

Hi hskers33

I too have a Medtronic since last December and it hasn't been successful at all, so much so that my Dr wants to replace it with a system called Nevro - it's all the rage at the moment in Ireland.

Is there anything your doctors can do you for you? where are you from if you don't mind me asking.

All the best

Sinéad

Hi Sandy Kay,

It's good to hear that your Boston Sci is giving you some relief and relief that you are happy with, some days my stim annoys me too but I just switch it down for a couple of hours, hopeully you're bad days will become less and less,

Can you get around much, can you walk?

All the best and im happy for you,

Sinéad