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Has anyone had an Abbott spinal cord stimulator put in there back? Has

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Feb 14 8:30am | Replies (4)
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@jnd2023

Hi Jim

Thank you for responding to my text. I’m sorry after the first year you’re not getting the same effect. I had a fear that might be the case for some people. The reason for me getting one after 10 spine surgeries and I’m need of another one I have a lot of pain much which is from scare tissue. I just hurt 24/7. I wear a fentanyl patch and take Percocet for break through pain but it’s like you it does not do the trick. I still really hurt. What kind of infusions do you do and how often? Do they help? I’m open to almost anything at this point. I am going on 25 years of dealing with chronic pain you know as well as I do it gets old.
Thank you again for your response.

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Feb 13 5:47pm

I suspect that the distance from the stimulator to my feet has something to do with the problem. If it were implanted in my thigh, it might help more.

My surmise would be that it would help with back pain better than with the extremities. I can surely understand that you don't want more back surgery.

I have IV infusions 2 consecutive days a month of immunoglobulin. I'm getting Privigen right now but I'm going to discuss with my neurologist the possibility of a different medication that might have some kind of noticable effect. It's more than $5,000.00 for each infusion, which Medicare covers, thankfully, or it wouldn't be an option.

Maybe I should ask about a Fentanyl patch at my appointment with the pain specialist at the end of this month. It's something I haven't tried yet.

Jim

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