Hi Big Mark,
Goodness that is just a litany of painful things.
How wonderful that you have found this forum....good honest feedback...go read your eyes out,...just a ton of information in these threads,
I too have a Medtronic for nerve pain at L-5, left side. The trial for me was very good...the scs now about 40%......the laminectomy...they hurt.

I don't know if the SCS will help with foot drop although others will and they will be along soon.

We all are interested in your journey.
HB

What are you doing for nutrients?

I QUOTE=dawneve;1098207]What are you doing for nutrients?[/QUOTE]
i take garlic,fish oil, acidopholis, vitamin c a multvtamin eat a good low fat high fibre diet anybody got a bacon cheeseburger layin around with some chili cheese fries and a couple of good black beers. i got mildly elevated blood pressure125/85 and type 2 diebetes but they are controlled due to diet and meds and i lost 40 lbs with the back surgeries. psa of 1.0, aic 90,triglyiceriedes 250, choelesterol 160, hdl 45 ldl70. my personal doc is real **** and wanted me to take fenofibrate every time anything spikes my dad took it in the 80's when his wt was out of control eating on the road all the time as a salesman he got terrible calf cramps from that stuff and said all he did was lose the wt i have gained 10 lbs since i quit working so my doc went nuts i have enough cramping and pancreas issues with the diuretics he already has me on not to mention the pain meds i take i drink lots of water to keep myself flushed out i worked outside for years in phoenix120 degrees i had heat stroke while living in dallas in 1999 man that was fun so i keep hydrated.