Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS)

Mickle07

Hello.

Does anyone have any experience of having a SCS procedure, how painful that procedure was in itself, and the recovery time. Also, how it feels to have the implant in - how close to spine is it, can you feel a bump where it is, does it hurt if you press on the stimulator?

Also, how effective you find it - how much does it help compared to tens machine (which don't really help me)? I don't have any sciatic pain, just constant mainly very central low back pain in a specific place just above or over my previous L5/S1 fusion so much so I can't sit upright for more than a few minutes due to the pain (or stand, walk).

Thx if you can help my knowledge in this area as it's been mentioned as a potential future option by the pain clinic.

Mike

frogmorton

Hi @Mickle07

This is a search I did for you:

https://community.versusarthritis.org/search?domain=all_content&query=Spinal%20Cord%20Stimulator&scope=site&source=community

Ignore the first one it's about tens others are about SCS

Do please let us know how you get on

Take care

Toni x

Mickle07

Thanks Toni, but I've read a number of those already and which only express its fitting and use in very general terms.

Hopefully someone might pick up who's had the fitting procedure for a similar complaint and can pass me some feedback.

Best, Mike