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Spinal Cord Stimulator Removal

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Aug 18 10:10am | Replies (85)
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@srush

You can have an MRI using some of the newer machines. I had my SCS removed after several months and the procedure was a piece of cake. No residual effects except to get rid of the damned thing. Waste of time, energy, money. I am sorry for your trouble. I believe I know what you are going through.

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Jul 12 11:02pm

I'm considering having my SCS removed, since it hasn't been any help for several years. I'm glad to hear that removal is a piece of cake. My Abbott SCS is MRI compatible, but not all are. Last MRI I couldn't get the thing into MRI mode. When the Abbott rep came to try to figure out what was going on, she found that it would work if I kept trying it in different positions. Sitting, standing, lying down, twisting my body... I wish I had known before that that was a possibility.

I'm trying a new medication, hoping it will be effective.

Jim

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carol228 | @carol228 | Jul 17 10:13am

I had my Medtronic stimulator removed some years ago after my battery died, and a new one put in. Somehow I got an infection, and had to go to the ER. I did not want them to put it back in! I never had any problems with the actual removal of the stimulator.
So , good luck with your removal !

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