Hi everyone! I'm home resting after trial implant. My left side went pretty well, but I guess the prior fusion area gave my doctor a bit of trouble, and me alot of pain getting the leads inserted, and had to push on my back numerous times. I'm pretty sore, but I'm glad its in, and bussing away. There is only one program that covers the left side well. I'll share more when I am at my computer. Thank you for the prayers and support.

Give that insertion soreness a couple of days to abate, and if you were prescribed any additional pain med, do remember what your doc said about staying on top of pain. Prayin here regarding the progression of your Trial and that you can surely determine whether the stim is a viable pain management tool!!!

Hopes up here,
Mark56

Hi Viv,

I bet you're happy to have it over, well relieved I'd say, hopefully it will work for you now. Like Mark said you're going to be sore at the insertion point, it would be unusual not to have some soreness.

Let us know how you get on over the next couple of days.

All the best

Sinéad xxxx

Take it easy !! I only had a one day trial .. I wish I'd had longer to be honest.

Great to hear you are buzzing away ..... I hope it works well for you and that you benefit greatly !

Keep us posted

Jackie

Hope it works for you, Vivster!

Wishing you the best! This is the big moment you've been waiting for so long! I hope you have several days to take it easy and play around with the settings.
My 1st couple of days seemed strange and I was still in a twilight 'daze' so to speak, but by day 3 I realized I was in love!

Take it easy and get the rest you need, but also do some small tasks around the house so you can get an idea if moving around and being in different positions affects your stimulation.

Rae

Hi everyone your kind words help so much. I'm still enjoying my little buzzing friend. The insertion site is sore still... And daughters are watching some spotting. I did a little personal hygiene,that worked out good. So glad it isn't summer time and hot with humidity. Ha I took a couple walks around the block with my dog, and had a chance to feel the stim cover the leg pain. I am meeting the rep tomorrow at 1 pm to play with the programs. Hopefully will find more coverage of burn in low back. All systems go.

I'm glad things are going ok for you and that you're trying out some things like walking while you have the trial, because that's really important. I took full advantage of my trial time from the first day but that's my personality, and I probably wouldn't recommend so much activity I would go with what the others say and take it easy, but still try to do some things to see how the stim works while you're doing them. It also helped me a lot to keep a pain diary so I knew just how much the stim was helping.

Hope that the meeting with your rep goes well tomorrow and that you're able to get more coverage with your programs!

Dear Vivster!!!

What good news you are able to take a bit of a walk and notice the benefit of the stim although there is still a bit of insertion point irritation. Be good to yourself.... walking is good. Remember BLAST as you walk. Try not to schedule a tennis match this week even though you may be tempted to do so. Keep a journal of those experiences you note so you are able quickly and reliably with demonstrative evidence to report back to your doc and rep.

Lastly, know that I am prayin for ya,
Mark56