Spinal Cord Stimulator

Hi Bobby Smith, we've had quite a few people over the years have these units implanted & they were sorry they did it, not many success stories. Two years ago an article came out after a one year study of various implanted devices causing more harm than good, including being worse off. The top two devices was the the SCS units & implanted insulin devices. During this study on the units neurosurgeons & orthopedic surgeons were interviewed & said they would not implant one in a patient. I am not trying to scare you by any means, this is a personal decision only you can make. Sadly, doctors leave out a great deal of information to patients & give a different viewpoint, especially with the war on drugs, pain medication.

A lot of people have good relief during the trial but after the implant the results may not be good. The leads they implant has to scar over with scar tissue this can take months. I can't answer your question about playing golf, I have golfers in my family & know it involves some twisting which may cause an issue.

I can't decide if you have had surgery or not by reading your post. As I said this is something only you can decide on, but it would be a solid pass for me. I've got 3 close friends that went that path & they have not done well.

Take care.