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Spinal pain management

Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 30 8:47am | Replies (68)

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@tjjordan1

I wished it was for you too ! Mine is a Abbott, and the battery needs replaced about once every 10 years. Maybe find another provider who gives you a up to date excellent product, rather than a very high maintenance piece of crap. There are MUCH better products out there.

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Thanks for replying, but mine just didn’t help at all in the 3 years I had it with multiple programming by the reps & an additional lead added. It’s made by Boston Scientific. I finally had it removed 2/23/24, so now I’m starting over with a new pain management Dr.

I as well, have the Abbott Eterna. It is a smaller rechargeable spinal cord stimulator, requiring charging every six weeks. I met with the rep six times in the 1.5 years I have had it. The SCS was working well for me, and I had pain relief when rising in the morning, and also during and after exercises and sports. However, in the past month, I began having a burning pain on the lower left spinal side. I brought the dial up a bit, and I am not happy. I am to see a physical medicine doctor at Mayo in Phoenix late this week, and we will go from there. Beforehand, I saw a neurologist at Mayo last week, who was most attentative to my needs. I am taking Cymbalta, per his advice, for pain, and I will see where this takes me in one month. I had the trial for the Abbott SCS and the trial was good. I believe the scoliosis is interfering with the pain.