Epidural Stimulation Now

This is the first thing that has given me any hope of recovery or even improve my condition DJ. And I would happily pay 96k just to get my bowels and bladder back.

I've become friends with Andrew Bell on social media to keep up with his improvement. I have a similar injury to his (T3 complete last August) and have been debating whether I want to invest in this or not. I'm trying to get as many questions answered as possible. I'm currently waiting to hear back from them about the medical evaluation part of it.

I recently discovered this centre in Thailand and was super excited. But I am also wary and wanting others to go first. I hear there is a second generation version being developed that doesn't need to be implanted. I have a baclofen pump, aorta stent and metal rods in my body and I think it might start getting crowded!

Hi, my name is Andrew Bell & I am 30 years old. As background, I was hit by a car on my motorcycle last May & was left as a T6 complete SCI patient. After extensive research I flew to Thailand for the epidural stimulation treatment & stem cell treatment.

Having done the treatment & worked with the team over in Bangkok, I can honestly say it was from a medical stand point fantastic. From the health care, nutrition, physiotherapy, procedure itself & aftercare, the whole package far exceeded mine & my families expectations.

The treatment plan is totally specific to each patient. I had the epidural stimulation device inserted into my back & when turned it now allows me to have my motor functions back in my legs, whereby I can lift my knees to my chest, kick my legs out when sat & flex my ankles on command. I can also now stand on my own for up to 20mins & do sit to stand exercises with very little support. I have now begun to take steps of up to approx 30m with a walking frame which only this week I saw great progress from my recent sessions.

Each treatment plan lasts different periods of time as i also had stem cell treatment which has helped bring some of my bladder, bowel functions back. My bowel has improved the most to about 40%, bladder 25%. I hope to return for further stem cell treatment & physiotherapy later this year, but have no time scale or number of times I intend on doing this.

I was initially T3 at the time of my accident, but this quite quickly improves to T6 complete. I did not have any sensory feeling below my level of injury & this still remains the case. I have however started to get a lot of internal sensation & tingling in my legs when I exercise & when I get my legs stretched.

The stimulator is extremely easy to use & can be charged by just attaching a small pad to ur back where the battery is inserted into your back & you can do it whilst in bed or just on the sofa & is also very easy. I've had no problems of side effects from using the stimulator.

I hope this information helps & if you have any other questions on anything, please let me know & I am happy to help in anyway I can. My email is - andrew256@hotmail.com.

Best wishes,
Andrew

Welcome abell1985!

Thanks for joining the forum & sharing your experience. I've been following your recovery on your Facebook page and have seen how well you've been doing. It certainly gives me hope!