Re: spinal cord stimulation

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On 6/30/08, kathy wrote:
> i had a spinal cord stimulator implanted nov of 2001 and its
> worked well for my pain , until june 27 2008 when i went to
> turn it on and the inplanted battery is out, otherwise i
> havent had a bit of trouble with it , i commend medtronics
> as well as the drs who performed the surgery for giving me a
> chance at being pain free as possible. i also had the
> bladder stim inplanted may of 2004 and its working well
also ,

Kathy,

I just had a SCS implanted three weeks ago and am very new at
this and you sound like you have a lot of experience and you
are happy with your results. May I ask you what type of
system you have, what area it is providing pain relief for
and how long it has been working? I have heard from six
months to eighteen months but your story contracts it so I
would really appreciate you sharing your story with me. Thank
you in advance.