Post Surgery - How the Neurostimulator Works

Well, it's been four weeks since getting the implant of my neurostimulator and the success of it has been great!  I knew that this wasn't going to "cure" my migraines or chronic daily headaches, but I also knew that the amount of pain relief that I can get from it would completely outweigh all of the other treatments I've tried in the past.  I was hoping to get at least 70% pain relief.  To my surprise, I've been experiencing 98% pain relief!  My chronic daily headaches are gone and the frequency of migraine attacks have gone down from 2-3 per week to 1-2 every two weeks.  That's pretty amazing!  I'm so excited about it and I'm very optimistic about my future.  Receiving this neurostimulator has changed more than just my pain.  It's given me a new lease on life where I know can begin to enjoy living again.  It was so exciting to finally see a movie at the theater two weeks ago.  It's been over a year since I last been to a movie theater.  The sound and big screen became big migraine triggers for me.  I could finally sit through an entire movie and actually enjoy it without cringing in pain.  That was a great day. 8-D


As promised, here is a video describing my stimulator and how I turn it on and off, adjust the level of stimulation, and how I recharge it's battery.  I hope that this offers more insight on neurostimulators as a form of chronic pain treatment. For more information regarding my system, visit www.medtronic.com/patients/chronic-pain/treatment.