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Anyone tried Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Jan 31 9:35pm | Replies (410)

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@martyk Two weeks after having my new HFX implanted I started having difficulty charging it. It would charge for a few minutes and shut off. I called the Nevro rep. She instructed me how to diagnose the problem, and it was easy. She thought an electrode or connection was faulty. She was correct. A Nevro HQ tech also put me though the same procedure with the same result. Electrode/connector #5 had significant impedance. This meant that I would have to have the device and leads removed if I ever needed an MRI. NOT GOOD! I met with the Nevro rep and she developed a program that used the electrode on the opposite side of my spine from #5. It worked! I still have 100% relief BUT also still have the MRI issue. Over the next two months I tested the system from time to time with the same bad result...until yesterday! Everything tested as normal!!! I immediately called the HQ tech dept. and a tech ran me through the diagnostics again. NORMAL. He said that it might have been a bubble that somehow dispersed. He said that for 7 days I was cleared to have an MRI (not that I needed one). I will continue to do the diagnostics for the foreseeable future or until I'm satisfied that it's not intermittent issue. It's always sumtim' 🙂

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wow. i'm glad that you got it working and your pain is gone. i wasn't so lucky

From what I hear you saying there are several brands of spinal cord stimulator. Can you say more about what they are by brand name. The only one I'm familiar with is made by Medtronic. I'm considering this procedure and need to know as much as possible. Thanks to all of you who have posted on this topic!