So the day has finally come, im having the Full SCS fitted tomorrow have to be at hospital at 7.30am! I think, no i know im ready its been a long wait 23 weeks since my trial. As soon as i feel upto coming back online i will give you wonderful guys an update on how things go, which hopefully will be imformative to others! Fingers crossed all goes well and off to bed for me early start and a long day ahead Sending to all of you who have had a bad day pain wise, speak soon x

Prayin all will be well with your implant procedure and healing!!

Mark56

Best Wishes for your big day tomorrow!
You KNOW we'll be anxiously awaiting your update!
You've waited a long time for this day - I just know you're gonna do great!

RAE

Hooray, congrats on your surgery day finally arriving!! I hope all goes well for you with the coverage and relief you get and the recovery afterwards

So glad your day has finally arrived. Wishing you a successful surgery and relief from your on going pain. Good luck.
Sandy

So excited for you!!! We have installation on the same day hope to talk with you soon

Anxiously awaiting an update dear Melly!
You're probably in pain at the moment, but it will pass SOON. Lay on ice and let us know how you're doing when you are up for it

Rae

Installation...... i n s t a l l a t i o n....... never thought about this. You know Viv you are absolutely right!! Installation. Did you and Melly order the options???? The plug n play USB stull? An iPod? Anything? Maybe inside your eyelids 3D movies with surround [think about it] sound?

Installation..... St Judes, Boston Sci, Medtronics, Nevro, had best stay on the toes.... Sears and Roebuck will soon be doing these installations complete with a maintenance plan priced just right for the consumer!!!!!!

OK Rae,,,,,, blast me one.
Mark56

P.S. hope the surgeries went well today for both Melly and Viv!!

It would be great to have other options in the stim package. I was truly surprised that I received nice cases for my remote and charger - and a nice binder (that I started reading) but got too drowsy.
Let us know how you are doing melly27. I hope to get some sleep tonight, as after surgeries, I usually don't sleep well.

Hi Guys Thank you all for the well wishes, im now on day 6 of recovery and am still feeling no better Surgery went well i was first on the list so went into theatre at 8.30 and all i remember was waking up in recovery at 11.30 i did not need to be awake at anytime throughtout the procedure as the surgeon used my trial x-rays to place the leads. I have an incision site in the middle of my back around T7 and another on my left side where the stimulator has been placed, both are very sore and the one on my back feels like an elephant has stamped on me! im finding it very hard to move.

I had a 3 day stay in hospital as my blood pressure was very low and my temp was high, but once that was under control i was sent home with plenty of pain meds, the day of the surgery later in the afternoon the reps came to my bedside and programmed me up, only one programme as i was so groggy and felt really sick so im waiting for a follow up appointment so they can give me more settings, which i need as im not getting the complete coverage i hoped for, i feel on my right side its to high and to close to my ribcage.

In hospital the pain was under control with morphine, tramadol, paracetamal and also my butrans 40mg patches, once home myself and my husband found it hard to stay on track with the meds because i felt so sick and was vomiting. The journey home from the hospital was terrible i felt so sick my husband said i look grey and i went straigt to bed as my whole body was shaking, i think it was the moving around. The next day was much the same but without the shaking, the next i felt better but still found any little movement very painful in my upper back (the stimulator incision has not caused me much pain only for the first day or so) Sleeping has been a challenge in hospital zero amount of sleep nor the night before surgery so when i got home i was thinking i havent slept properly for 4 nights now im going to sleep like a baby ... wrong .... well i slept like a baby but one who was teething! awake on and off, couldnt get comfortable and on top of that had hot and cold sweats!! Last night was better so im hoping as time goes by things will improve.

Because i have felt so terrible over the last week i can't really give you much detail of how the stimulator is working for me,apart from im going to need some more settings done to get better coverage. If i can stop feeling nauseous and can stop taking the extra pain killers i think ill have a better idea of how things are going to be. Today i am determined to get up out of bed or of the sofa and move around more some fresh air in the garden sounds wonderful might have to take a bowl LOL!

My clips at the incision sites have to be taken out on the 15th ten days post op and im waiting for an appointment to come through for my follow up and meeting with the reps.

All in all im glad surgery is over and i have my new friend which is going to help me get my life back on track, it may take awhile but im sure i will get there no one says recovery is easy you just have to push through the hard times, as soon as i have some good news for all you wonderful, inspirational people ill share Lots of Love Mel x