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Wasilla, Alaska resident Luella Thomas has always had a love for the outdoors as she enjoyed activities such as fishing, snowmobile riding, four- wheeling, gardening, and traveling. So needless to say, she was worried when severe pain threatened her mobility.
Like many chronic pain patients. Luella's pain came about after surgery following an automobile accident in 2000. Unable to carry out normal daily activities such as working, sitting, driving, and riding in a car, Luella became dependent on her family for help. She tried surgery, physical therapy, and pain medications to find relief but was dissatisfied with her outcomes. Just when she felt like she had exhausted her options, her surgeon suggested that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) might help her.
Though she was hesitant at first to try SCS, she realized she could not be satisfied living in pain. Her concerns about having to use pain medications over the long-term helped her make her decision. Once Luella received a rechargeable SCS system from ANS, she felt she had a new lease on life.
In Luella's words, "Without this device, I would be in a wheelchair. Instead, I'm fishing with my family. I also have been able to go on vacation which has been a dream that I did not think was going to ever happen again." When asked if there was anything she would like to say to other pain sufferers who are considering SCS, she said, "I pray that they seek out people like me that have had this done and find a good pain doctor that understands this [SCS] device could change your life."
If you are considering spinal cord stimulation and would like to correspond with Luella, email her at luella.thomas@ans-medical.com.
*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. ANS Patient Ambassadors only have experience with ANS products; therefore, they are unable to speak to or answer questions about non-ANS products.
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