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Is there a group here for spinal cord stimulator recipients?

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@oley56

I’ve had my Medtronic SCS for 16 months. The trial went well then I decided to have it surgery implanted. This was for chronic back pain and leg pain. My L5/S1 discs are gone, bone on bone. I’m 69 years old and didn’t want major back surgery. After the surgery things went well for a few months. Then I noticed I had issues emptying my bladder. Talked to my pain doc and the Med. Rep and said they never heard overstimulation of the bladder? They changed the programs several times because I still had back and leg pain. Now I have chronic prostatitis and bladder issues. Anyone in the group experienced side effects like this?

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vikkitennis | @vikkitennis | 1 day ago

I appreciate your forthcoming, on what many patients with SCS are coming to realize the device isn’t what it promised to be, and leads to other problems.
I am wondering about the paddles implanted along the thoracic spinal column and if the others experience pain when standing for a prolong period of time. It aches, where I need to rest, to alleviate the pain in between the shoulder blades.
Also, I continue to work the core, lower spine, shoulders and knees ( shoulder and knee replacement in the last 7 years) i attended PT at Mayo, yet with five sessions, and daily exercises, the pain on left side has intensified, down the lower left leg. I am wondering if the levoscoliosis is becoming worse, creating more pain down the left side, where the curvature ends?

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