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Spinal Cord Stimulator Removal

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Aug 18 10:10am | Replies (85)
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@1gammi

Hi. My name is Debbie and I had a Medtronic stimulator put in approx.
16 years ago. It worked well for about five years. It’s still in me. I’m having it removed in about three weeks and having an Abbott one put in. It sounds from your post that you’re actually going to have two stimulators inside of you. Is that correct? This is to Heisenberg34.

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heisenberg34 | @heisenberg34 | Jul 13 2:16pm

No, not two. I had a Medtronics SCS implanted in 2018. It worked well until 2021. It just stopped working. I just had everything removed back in May. Very satisfied with the procedure. I am looking into getting another one. Lots of pros and cons regarding SCSs. My experience was mostly positive, except for its early demise.

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Jul 13 2:23pm

I had an Abbott SCS implant in 2017 for neuropathy in my feet. It was wonderful the first year! The next couple of years I would have the rep program new settings and it would help for 3 months, then more new settings. After 4 or 5 years setting changes didn't help, and it doesn't have any effect at all anymore. But I surely enjoyed that first year with 80% pain relief. Five years would have been better.

I hope you have good success with the trial implant.

Jim

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