yeah, I had a couple really bad episodes 8 years ago, but for multiple reasons decided to try to hold off on surgery. Recent years have been "better" in that my pain isn't completely debilitating, but worse in that it is more chronic. I guess it reached the point where status quo just isn't working anymore.
Reading your link about the M6 durability kind of reinforces some of the reasons that I held out. I hesitate to say that, because I mean no judgement to anyone who opted for them - we all have very individual experiences and decision criteria. But at the age I was 8 years ago, I was more worried about device longevity. (I'm still a bit worried, but have 8 fewer years on the clock to worry about now.)
Any major developments that I've missed? I'm digging into the research again. Maybe I just haven't found them yet, but to be honest, I expected to see more recent studies.
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