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Better Late than Never: Beth’s Success Story*


 Even after 17 years of chronic pain, Beth did not give up on finding relief. A former national champion gymnast, Beth dreamed of being active again. She tirelessly researched her condition and various treatment options, and she was willing to travel anywhere that could offer her hope.
Beth’s chronic pain was the result of an injury that occurred while she was working as a chef. Her painful condition left her with a constant burning sensation in her leg and sensitive to even the slightest touch. Confined to a wheelchair, she had trouble taking care of herself, thus leaving her depressed and anxious.
Chronic pain destroyed her relationships with her loved ones, and Beth felt like the only thing she could do was “retreat to her bed and cry.”

After seeing 143 doctors across the country and undergoing 28 major surgeries, including a leg amputation, Beth continued to have severe pain in her left leg. The numerous medications she was on made her feel disoriented and caused multiple complications. When a pain management specialist suggested spinal cord stimulation (SCS), she was skeptical, but willing to try it.

After having an SCS system permanently implanted, Beth’s pain has decreased dramatically. She cut back her medication to one time a week, and after 17 years in a wheelchair, she is walking again with a prosthetic leg.

Instead of worry about her pain, Beth now spends her time disc jockeying at a local radio station, taking care of her family, and enjoying the ocean. She even runs a support group for others who suffer from chronic pain. She encourages them not to give up hope because after almost two decades of pain, she found a solution that was “a pure miracle in her life.”

*The above testimonial is the experience of this individual only. It is an individual result and we do not claim that it is representative of the experience that all or most patients achieve and is not indicative of future performance or success.

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