Spinal Cord Stimulation

DomnNC · 11-30-2010, 11:46 AM

Hi rav,

My pain management Dr wanted me to try this, however they consider a 40% reduction in pain a success. He couldn't even guarantee a 40% reduction at that. To me, personally, it wasn't worth going thru the surgery, being sliced almost all the way down my spine, then a diagonal slice from between my shoulder blades, down and around to my stomach to where he wanted to implant the device (he said I didn't have enough ass to put it there, lol) and then a surgery every 9 years to replace the battery. It just wasn't worth it to me. I told him when he could guarantee a 80% or better reduction in pain then we'd talk about it, til then, no slicing me up for that.

I'm kinda surprised a neurosurgeon is talking to you about that, in Charlotte it's the pain management Dr's that handle that.

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11-30-2010, 11:46 AM	#3
DomnNC Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Male Preferred Pronoun?: He/Him Relationship Status: Widow Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Permanently Banned 11/15/2011 Posts: 1,223 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,618 Thanked 2,582 Times in 837 Posts Rep Power: 0	Hi rav, My pain management Dr wanted me to try this, however they consider a 40% reduction in pain a success. He couldn't even guarantee a 40% reduction at that. To me, personally, it wasn't worth going thru the surgery, being sliced almost all the way down my spine, then a diagonal slice from between my shoulder blades, down and around to my stomach to where he wanted to implant the device (he said I didn't have enough ass to put it there, lol) and then a surgery every 9 years to replace the battery. It just wasn't worth it to me. I told him when he could guarantee a 80% or better reduction in pain then we'd talk about it, til then, no slicing me up for that. I'm kinda surprised a neurosurgeon is talking to you about that, in Charlotte it's the pain management Dr's that handle that.