And another Boston Scientific user. My wife had one put in maybe 10 or more years ago. Kinda the same result. It greatly reduces pain. Not all of it. But we could dance and dance. I think after about 7 years the effect of the implant wore down/off. The last 3 or so years the pain came pack and she switched to living on pills. Hydrocodone/Vicodin. She was careful and the pills gave her needed relief.
She passed away 1 month and 9 days ago.
I am sorry to hear of your wife’s passing. I have had an implant for about 8 years. The battery on the first started to have problems, so we went with a new one that works with MRI’s about 3 years ago. I used to be on a lot of the pills. Dark times. With the SCS, I went to very low doses of pain killers. Enough with the stimulator to make it tolerable. Constant back pain is terrible. Again I am sorry for your loss.