Monthly Archives: December 2010

OK so here is the remote I use to turn my InterStim setting on/off, up/down.  It is so cool that I can monitor this myself! The little pad on the left is what I place on the skin where the … Continue reading →

Well I did it.  Surgery success and just had the second stage yesterday.  It was really really, ok did I say really yet, hard to have good thoughts this week as I was/am in a lot of pain.  I had … Continue reading →

Here is a nice pic of my back with the bandage off so you can see how small the hole is for the leads after my Stage One surgery for InterStim. This did not hurt real bad until the day … Continue reading →

So I had my stage 2 of interStim surgery yesterday and it has been 8 days since I have been able to work out.  I feel bloated and I am NOT going to do measurements until the end of January … Continue reading →

It has been a few days since I posted as I have been up and down with surgery to be totally honest.  It was not working so well at first.  I was not sure for the first couple days but … Continue reading →

I woke up so sick to my stomach to day and with one of the worst leg cramp in the world.  I could barely walk, my calf muscle was in one huge knot.  I unplugged my InterStim for a few … Continue reading →

OK so I need to take this positive thinking to a new level this week.  I had surgery done yesterday (more details on my other blog) here http://btrbb.blogspot.com/2010/11/sacral-nerve-stimulation-interstim.html There is between a 73-83% chance that this will work.  73% from … Continue reading →

I am having to take a break in my exercise for the next few weeks due to surgeries.  My surgery is being blogged about on my other blog http://btrbb.blogspot.com/2010/11/sacral-nerve-stimulation-interstim.html this link is the first post about it. Anyway, I am still … Continue reading →

I am rather sore today and it feels really weird to have this tube hanging on the outside of my body and the battery pack is rather large and heavy and falls off my pants all the time.  I think … Continue reading →