[zcaveman]

Has anyone either heard of SCS or had an SCS device implanted?

For education, Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) is a method where they implant a device (similar to a pacemaker) into your back/buttocks and attach electrodes to your spinal cord in the proper places and it sends electric pulses to those places to block the pain signal from going to the brain. Instead of pain you feel a minor tingling sensation.

This is used when you have had too many operations on the spine. I have had two at the same place (L3/L4) and the doctor does not think he wants to do another one. He has already removed some pieces of bone from the spinal column to give me relief.

Thanks,
Z