I am 20 and have a spinal cord stimulator. I have it for RSD pain, but it still is the same when it comes to pain! we all need to be pain free!! I had the trial for 4 days, and the complete appearance of my arm changed and i was able to touch it- which is HUGE when it comes to my disease. I have had it in for a year now, and havent had any problems with it. I have gotten off 4 medications after having it implanted. The advice i can give... DONT MOVE FOR THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. let that baby scar in as much as it could. I have mine in my cervical spine, and my aunt has one in her lumbar spine. my surgeon and dr that put it in wrote the chapter in the neurology text book about implanting them, and I spoke to 5 prior patients of his that had SCS implanted. IF you havent had yours implanted already, ask to speak to prior patients that have had them put in.