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maryjane
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SEP 06, 05:29 PM
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it to my doctor.
Neuromodulation.
Well, they wired me up today. It went ok I suppose, as the girl told me she was going to give me something to relax me before they pushed me into the surgical room and the next thing I knew she was standing there telling me I could get dressed. 1 1/2 hours had elapsed.
Pretty sore where the work was done and now we'll wait till Sept 11 to see how well it works, whereupon, they will remove these leads and the battery taped to my side, and if the results were good, then schedule me for the whole apparatus to go fully under my old hide.
If results were not good, well, back to square 1.
The premise is, that the electric impulses don't just try to stop pain, they work to change how my brain senses it.
abbott scs
[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 09-06-2023).]
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williegoat
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SEP 06, 06:59 PM
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Your doctor wasn't named Stanley Milgram, was he?
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Patrick
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SEP 06, 07:15 PM
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Don, I hope it all works out!
| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
...the girl told me she was going to give me something to relax me... and the next thing I knew she was standing there telling me I could get dressed.
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Heh heh, one's imagination runs wild.  [This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 09-08-2023).]
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maryjane
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SEP 06, 09:24 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
Your doctor wasn't named Stanley Milgram, was he? |
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No, nor John Brinkman.
Well, I admit.. the surgeon may have been. I never met him or saw his name but I did look down below and made sure I have the same gonads I always did and not some from a billygoat.
Another thing.....When the Abbott tech was programing the gizmo they sent me home with, one of the voltages, impulses, frequencies etc gave me an instant erection.
Now, that may not mean much to most of you but for someone 73 yrs old, that's something I want to keep in mind.....
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fierofool
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SEP 06, 09:37 PM
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I have one of those neurostimulators implanted in my back. A hand held Samsung phone and a receiver that I place over the implant to change programs and intensities.
The program I'm using cycles on and off. I think I've got about 8 programs with intensities higher can I can stand. Different programs affect different areas. The current one turns on for 24 seconds and off for 12. Makes my toes curl down when it's on. Doesn't make anything stand up, though. Works great. About 12 years with it. Eight years with the first one before batteries got weak. The new one is MRI compatible.
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williegoat
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SEP 06, 10:17 PM
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Patrick
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SEP 06, 11:18 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
When the Abbott tech was programing the gizmo they sent me home with, one of the voltages, impulses, frequencies etc gave me an instant erection.
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Perhaps you could arrange a rendezvous with that girl who gave you something to "relax" with earlier... but maybe a lesser dosage this time. 
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SEP 07, 07:58 AM
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This is wild... I've never heard of anything like this... didn't know you had back issues MJ, but glad that you're working through it.
| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Well, they wired me up today. It went ok I suppose, as the girl told me she was going to give me something to relax me before they pushed me into the surgical room and the next thing I knew she was standing there telling me I could get dressed. 1 1/2 hours had elapsed. |
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This is also what happens with alien abductions, from what I hear...
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maryjane
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SEP 07, 10:40 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
This is wild... I've never heard of anything like this... didn't know you had back issues MJ, but glad that you're working through it.
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https://www.fiero.nl/forum/.../116183-13.html#p482
Yep, I thought I had posted about it. It's really gotten so much worse in the last few months after spending nearly a year now trying to get in to see a neurosurgeon. Found one, came highly recommended from Texas Medical Center Houston tho I would have had to travel over to Bryan/College Station for surgery and recovery. He sees patients for evaluation tho in Temple so I made a painful trip over there. (I can't drive more than about 20 miles without having to stop, get out and walk around a bit)
(It's the reason I haven't bought a pickup yet. Figured no need if I can't drive it. 20 miles won't get me anywhere out here in Central Texas)
When I did see him , he came in after reviewing my imaging twice and talking to one of his fellow neurosurgeons by phone and gave me the bad news.
"I know you came in hoping for a surgical fix to this but you have so much wear and tear all up and down your spine and then, the damage at L-5/S1 with L5 slipping down off S1 well to be honest, I wouldn't even know where to start. I just don't know of any surgical remedy for your spine. You must have led a hell of a rough life Mr York".
But a fellow Marine over on Together We Served had this procedure done over a decade ago and swears by it. I looked into it, and a place in Killeen looked at me and said I was a good candidate for it, and I can already tell the difference this morning.
And I guess I may as well say it. Docs also think I am getting Parkinson's Disease. My hands quiver a good bit sometimes.[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 09-07-2023).]
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cliffw
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SEP 07, 11:07 AM
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Do you have electrodes on both sides of your neck ?
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