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Severe lumbar nerve pain

Spine Health | Last Active: Jul 31, 2024 | Replies (56)

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@kburt911

I went thru the trial for the spinal stimulator. I did get one day of relief before one of the leads slipped out of position. Two weeks ago I had a permanent one by Abbott implanted. As of yet I have received no relief. I am not giving up but I don't want to keep trying for months with no change in pain relief.

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I also had about two days of good pain relief from the trial. Then, like you, one of the leads moved. I guess that's easy to do considering that they are only taped in place. I went ahead with the permanant implant (Medtronics SCS), Not quite as good as the trial but still decent pain relief. That lasted about three and a half years. The reason for its failure was thoughto be that some of the electrodes burned out on the paddle. Perhaps you need more program adjustments. I hope there is something they can do. This pain thing is a real, well, PAIN!