Has anyone had a abbot spinal cord stimulator put in?

I have the Burst also. In the second month of operation and on my third program I had the absolute worst right leg pain in my life. So tech reprogrammed the unit. I have have nine, I think, programs and various power levels and the only thing that happened was the stimulator made my legs weak and they kept getting weaker to the point where I could not walk up any stairs. Tech installed more new programs. Nothing. I turned the unit off. And it has been off for months. I have regained leg strength and can go up stairs fairly easy now. Last week at my dermatologist he noticed the lump in my back and asked how well it is working. I said not at all. He said about 80% of his patients say the same thing. For a device that cost my insurance $250K, It sure hasn’t helped me one bit. I am living with tramadol, which my pain management provider would not give me, and Aleve. I also helped myself by losing 55 pounds.

I appreciate your comments on the Burst and how you are managing your pain. When I had the Burst, and of course like you, it was as a lump was protruding out, I had comments from people from the tennis courts, as I am slim at 120 lbs and 5'7". The Burst was placing sciatica pain on the left side. I turned it off like you, until the Eterna a much smaller unit was placed in a few months later. The results are not what I believe should be, yet I am giving it 3 years, which will be 2026. Yes, an expensive unit and process, of which I am shaking my head. Are interviewing three neurosurgeons, and committing to one of them, the other two called and asked why I didn't choose them (!) It is a money-making thing, with the specialists eyeing the prize and the windfall. I do congratulate you on losing 55 pounds, Wow, that is neat! keep up he weight loss and use the gym to develop your core and strength, I believe that is important.

I had the Abbott Eterna implanted in February 2024 for pain from a spinal cord injury. At first, it didn't help as much as I had hoped but I think the trick is to have the settings and programs reset until it does help. If you can't get help from your Abbott rep, call your pain doctor and ask that they set up an appointment. I've had this done a couple times, and it really helps. If your settings are still low, you likely have quite a bit of room for Improvements.

I've had the Abbott burst SNS placed about 2 years ago. I always wondered if it was still doing it's job. I recently needed a cervical spine mri and needed to turn it off. For the 45 minutes it was turned off & laying on my back (cushion under knees) and I came out in excruciating pain!! Turned it back on and it didn't immediately take care of the pain but within a few hours & a dose of pain medicine I was back to normal. I'm now in process to have one inserted in my neck for pain there and no way to repair it without completely immobilizing my upper back & neck. Hope it does the trick!!