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Chronic Pain | Last Active: Nov 8 4:32pm | Replies (45)
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Helo, my wife has very similar spinal pain similar to what you are suffering with. She is having some difficulty getting to the point where she can get the spinal cord stimulator implant. Must see a psychiatrist first, and now they are making comments like she must have had spinal surgery before the SCS implant can be approved. Sounds nuts to me. She has had a lot of epidurals and at least 2 nerve block procedures. Nevertheless, by itself, do you think the SCS implant is effective without necessitating many of the other pain blockers? By the way, what is an RFA? Thanks!

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luvrofthelord | @luvrofthelord | Feb 4 4:31pm

I was told the spinal cord stimulators are prescribed for patients with a failed lumbar surgery. Ask your surgeon.

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BeBold | @bebold | Feb 6 9:34am

I read of so many problems with batteries rupturing etc esp at the spero clinic website, I've had 4 back surgeries, I'm in constant pain. I'm fortunately allergic to all opioids! and have would have surgery again before every allowing a scs. But I also have CRPS and nobody cuts into my body unless they have to.

And i'd still much rather have somethings fixed via surgery than this installed? So many things go wrong, can go wrong. (And my BIL has one. He started complaining of pain again and everyone just figure it was his scs failing,, etc. They opened him up again and it turned out he had a malignant tumor of his spine -nothing to do with tbe scs except its supposed to be the last thing done, not the first! And they ignored his cancer pain because they thought it was more of the same. I get concerned about that for myself. What about if its not just more if the same?

I hate when pain doctors jump to doing this as they aren't surgeons so SCS is the last thing they can do. Go back to your back dr. Second opinion from ortho AND neuro! Read aboit terrible sequelae of SCS. Due diligence is in us. Go to spero clinic website. Watch youtubes.

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