sslisa, this is wonderful! To feel wonderful is soooo wonderful.
I am just so happy for you.... for some relief.

YEA!! and Waa Hoo!! This is fantastic diddily whop news! I would think that it would depend on the person wearing it. Usually your PT tells you how long to wear it.

I had one but it didn't work out for me. I wore mine for 15 min. every 2 hrs. If it helps you to
wear it all the time without any aggravation go for it. I've known ppl that have done this, that shut it off for 15-20 mins every hr. The one to ask would be your PT.

Gentle happy hugs!!!!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so so so so happy that this works so well for you! Exspecailly after i saw your post about nerve-type pain and numbness. I don't have one but i've heard it helps this type of pain and greatly reduces it for alot of people.

I'm doing a happy dance for you! Your a trooper and deserve some good news and relife!

big hugs

Sounds like you may be a great candidate for an SCS implant SSL. I am so glad that you are feeling so much better from such a simple thing. It must be a relief!

When I use my tens...it was while I was laying down watching tv in my bed. I would leave it on for a few hours during the evening. It helped me relax more and sleep better.

One of the bad things for me is a TENS unit is more sucessful on nerve pain. I have a lot of that but, I also have deep bone and joint pain too due to the arthritis and the DDD/DJD. Regardless...I was always happy to get some relief which is better than none!

HUGS to you !!

Thanks everyone, I can't even explain how awesome it makes me feel to know I can put the TENS on today and get up and do a bit of housework... finally get my kitchen table cleared off. Its the simple things that I miss. I think I will even go for a walk today - that's the best thing yet. I used to go for long walks for hours and haven't been able to walk more than 20 minutes for the last 19 months. The nerve pain was completely gone while I was wearing the TENS yesteday. I just left it on for 90 minutes. I will talk to my PT and get some directions from him before I try wearing for hours at a time. I also wants some tips on placement of the electrodes. I hit it yesterday after looking up some charts online but he might have some tips for me too.

ssLisa

I used mine for quite awhile, I can't use it anymore because of the SCS implant, something about it blowing the programing or something.

I always had problems with the electrodes. My PT said just to make an X with them around the area the pain is centered at. I never had a problem with the placement, just getting them to stay. When they start not sticking well just gently wash them with cold water and lay them out to dry. That'll extend their life a little but their never as good as when you use them for the first time.

Probably every PT will tell you something different. It's been awhile but I think mine said to use it for 20 or 30 minutes and then turn it off for 20 or 30 minutes. I was advised not to leave it on all the time but I can't remember the exact reason for that.

I hope that helps a little. For me in the end it wasn't enough to help me much and sometimes it agrivated things more. It's a sweet unit though, and my wife uses it now from time to time.

I'm glad you're seeing some benifit with it,

Mike

Hey Lisa,

I'm glad you're getting relief with your TENS. I used mine daily for a number of months until I got my SCS implant. I ran that thing constantly. I was told to run it for maybe 30-60 minutes and then take a break, and then run it again.

Best wishes,
Hugs,
David.

I am still enjoying the relief of the TENS but running into minor problems. My back is breaking out where I put the pads on, guess I"m allergic to the adhesive. I am allergic to other adhesives on band-aids and medical tape so I'm not surprised but disappointed. Today I was able to put on 2 pads in an area that was somewhat effective but had to leave off the upper two. I will check this week and see if the pharmacy has something with different adhesive or some suggestion how I can get around this issue.

Has anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions? I'd pay extra for hypo-allergenic pads if I could find them.

ssLisa