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I have had 2bBoston Scientific SCS implanted, one in 2012 and the other in 2018. Both were done by the same neurosurgeon. The first was great. The second he did not do as good a job. My position with the second determines effectiveness of stim. I can set it at one number and it feels good until I change position. I recently had another neurosurgeon look at my case. He wants to remove the 2
implanted and then put in my third one. I have to get cardiac clearance first. No date has been set. I believe in the product but correct placement is vital.

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I have over 5 years with a Boston Sci stim. Failed fusion, foot and low back pain.

Have they done any adjustments to your programming? It made a huge difference with mine. I would rate each program and decide to discard about half and try new ones. The tech would adjust based on what I felt. Made a huge difference on my feet and stopped the rib cage spasms for the most part. Also improved the low back issues. the feet were the target, programming and positioning rule.

Frequency was the biggest and most important change.