Just did this exact case
Trial went ok...little uncomfortable for patient during placement but not bad
Made perm incisions...placed percs leads awake as is my practice... because of the small amount of increased scar tissue from the trial and it already haven been right it was very difficult to advance the leads. Kinked two styletts. She was having a little bit of axial pressure but not too bad. But then all the sudden started having severe bilateral foot pain, neuropathic. Really intense. Allodynia. Motor intact. Did not resolve with pulling the leads back. Took everything out. Closed the incisions. No improvement after watching her in recovery for 45 minutes and with generous pain meds and gabapentin. Shipped from outpatient ASC to hospital. Stat mri scanned her. Nothing on the scans. Symptoms have largely improved at 10 days. But still some neuropathic pain. Fingers crossed things resolve completely.
I read a guideline that said <14mm relative contraindication and <10 absolute.
Wish I would have sent her for a paddle trial.