Oh my god! According to my wonderful pal and rep at Boston Medical the cervical SCS is tricky when placed for neck pain. It is apparently difficult to address the actual neck pain. It mainly covers upper extremity pain. Well I am tired of feeling like a cartoon character that has just grabbed a charged power wire.
If I didn't have to wait out the weekend I think I would scrap this trial all together. My husband and I did our normal weekend running around today with a trip to Pet Smart to obtain the food and supplies for our brood of furry children; and then went on to Costco to finish the job. By the time we arrived at our last stop I was at a raging 9 with pain verging on a 10. The pain in my neck and arm were such that I could barely breath. Haven't had that much pain in a long time during the day. As anyone who has ever shopped at Costco on a Saturday knows, it is not a quick trip. Had to take 10mg Norco before we even got half way through the mob.
I laid down when we got home and cranked the SCS but it just doesn't seem to penetrate the neck and shoulder pain. By bed time, I unplugged the booger, removed the annoying Velcro strap from around my rib cage, taped down the lead took more drugs and called it a night.
As I said before, if I didn't have to wait out the weekend, I would certainly call this trial a bust at this point. For myself at any rate. I am aware that it is different for each individual and I am still very happy with the pain relief that I obtained from the SCS trial that I had for my lower back pain a few weeks ago. I look forward to having that one implanted permanently.
Thank goodness for the "Precision" representative that helps me with these trials and who is there for me day or night to answer questions and to make suggestions.
If I didn't have to wait out the weekend I think I would scrap this trial all together. My husband and I did our normal weekend running around today with a trip to Pet Smart to obtain the food and supplies for our brood of furry children; and then went on to Costco to finish the job. By the time we arrived at our last stop I was at a raging 9 with pain verging on a 10. The pain in my neck and arm were such that I could barely breath. Haven't had that much pain in a long time during the day. As anyone who has ever shopped at Costco on a Saturday knows, it is not a quick trip. Had to take 10mg Norco before we even got half way through the mob.
I laid down when we got home and cranked the SCS but it just doesn't seem to penetrate the neck and shoulder pain. By bed time, I unplugged the booger, removed the annoying Velcro strap from around my rib cage, taped down the lead took more drugs and called it a night.
As I said before, if I didn't have to wait out the weekend, I would certainly call this trial a bust at this point. For myself at any rate. I am aware that it is different for each individual and I am still very happy with the pain relief that I obtained from the SCS trial that I had for my lower back pain a few weeks ago. I look forward to having that one implanted permanently.
Thank goodness for the "Precision" representative that helps me with these trials and who is there for me day or night to answer questions and to make suggestions.
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