6/19/2015
Yesterday, my doctor's office called and told me I was a "go" for St. Jude's stem cell therapy implant. You have to pass the mental test, which I did. Then, St. Jude's and the doctor's office reaches out to my insurance company and Medicare to get authorization. Amazingly, the authorization came through quick. Maybe the St. Jude's letterhead showing that I was cleared for a trial implant worked magic.
On July 7th, I will have a temporary implant inserted into my back. The temporary implant is a trial of seven to ten days to see if it works. If it does, and I'm sure hoping that it does, then I go in and get a permanent implant.
So long story short, the implant is a pulse generator with electrodes to deliver a low dose of electricity that pulses or masks pain signals. Will the trial implant work? Who knows. What I do know is that if I don't try it - I'll never know. It's as simple as that!
I'm remaining hopefully optimistic.
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