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July 2, 2009 - 9:30am

Wrambler

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SCS, tuneup

Well, I had a tuneup this morning and am glad to report I have better coverage! Not great as it "bleeds" over some and stimulates my right side clear to my toes, but it does cover my worst pain areas! So, I told him to leave it ALONE!

I have to be a little more careful when I start to walk, but after the first step I am fine. I think I will get used to it. We ditched the program that was not worth a hoot anymore. So have two that seem to do good things. One for a little massage action and the other that does pain coverage.

Just wanted to post this since I have not been doing much of anything but grumbling lately!

Resumed my desipramine, for depression, dumb idea to stop it! Very DUMB. Been back on it a week and starting to feel better there to!

Just wish I could find a happy place for my T-spine now.
Nothing much doing there yet though. Weather has been horrible.

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"I have been told my statement or statements are not logical. Would Mr. Spock ride a bicycle down a wooded mountainside when there was a perfectly good stationary bike at home?" NOTICE: Please consult a real DOCTOR before doing anything that may hurt yourself or others! Please be careful!Medtronic SCS Placed May 4, 2009. Cervical, for chronic right shoulder, upper arm pain.

July 2, 2009 - 12:11pm

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eajoseph

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Hooray!

Glad the SCS tune-up is giving you better coverage! And that starting your med again helped too.

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Beth (Mommy to 7 year old son and 5 year old daughter. Met my wonderful husband 11/97 and got married 4/7/00)

Diagnoses: Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Failed Back Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Connective Tissue Disease (Lupus and/or RA)

Surgical history and med list are in my Medical History.

"In the end, it's all ok. If it's not ok, then it's not the end yet." Unknon

July 2, 2009 - 12:45pm

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cherish22

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So

happy to hear that! Isn't it amazing how many options they have to tweak those things?? Just takes patience, I guess. And like you, once my programmer hit the sweet spot, I was DONE - don't touch it. Please! lol I had her take my favorite day program and change it to night - same exact thing, just weaker.

Enjoy your new buzzing!!

Take care,

Cheri

July 2, 2009 - 1:48pm

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meydey321

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Hi Wrambler

I'm glad they finally got it working right. Who wants to be zapped where they don't want it anyway? Wink I'm here bored outta my mind too because of pain and unpredictable weather- it's scorching hot one day and raining the next. Oh, well. Take it easy buddy Wave

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PLS,nerve damage,facet arthropathy,severe DDD,DJD,scar tissue; Fibro
Back Surgeries: Microdiscectomy/ laminectomy,2 level TLIF/Laminectomy w/ hardware, Synchromed infusion pump
Meds: Dilaudid,Oxycodone,Lyrica,Robaxin,Cymbalta,Elavil,Plaquenil
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