[littletexan77]

I came here looking to find anyone who might be going through the same side effects I am. Misery loves company! I am still not at the point I was before the surgery and I have to wonder how much longer I have to wait before I am happy that I had this procedure done. Usually, it helps the nerve pain running down my legs, although it does nothing for the strong pains in my back or the nerve pain running up my back into my neck and head. Other times, I turn it on and it hurts so badly, I turn it right back off. There are also other side effects that are a little personal and might be embarrassing or offensive to some people, but I believe this is a medical site, right? It is difficult to urinate - sometimes taking up to and over an hour even though I feel as if my bladder is going to burst. I gave up even thinking about standing to urinate a few days after my implant, although, I have had to sit for so long waiting, my legs go to sleep too. Also, um, being a man, the end part of sex, (if you know what I mean), doesn't happen very often either. It is frustrating for both me and my wife. She has started thinking it's her - like I don't find her attractive anymore or it's not good enough. I've tried telling her that it isn't just her - I have trouble with "getting there" by myself. Between the pain that I am still feeling, despite the SCS and all the narcotics they have me on, my depression has gotten much worse and I don't know how much more I can take. I'm hoping that if there is even one person out there who can relate to even some of these effects, it might make me feel a little better. I've read hundreds of posts on this site but can't seem to relate to most of them. Anyone?