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Desperate for relief - thinking of pain stimulator for lower back pain
3 years of they think xL4L5 S1 pain - had hemilectomy on one side - worse - had 8 steroid injections 2 ablations - custom orthotics acupuncture PT many times. Have osteoporosis never should have operated - have T-12 T11 L1 compressed fractures from operation - pain goes at times from butt, performis down right leg-walk with rollator and go on stationery bike - 2 MRIs can’t pin point where compression is pressing on which nerve - sciatic right leg goes to an 8 or 9
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That makes sense because as my Dr explained when you are lying down for mri nothing is compressed -.have to ask about mylogram -
Right side - had S1 injection - didn’t help - I had custom shoe boots made to align my body - it helps some but by afternoon sciatic pain is an 8 - back pain I can deal with - it’s the pain down back if leg and calf that is so bad
An X-ray saw a little hook from arthritis and from the first shot, my pain that I had for years was gone for about 5 solid days. First time in a long time. The pain came back. The shot was just some pain numbing solution. It showed that it was my problem was a pinched nerve. I had to have a second injection because my insurance company required it to make sure I had the same relief from the second injection as I did with the first injection. The final injection will be to abrade the nerve. It’s not a permanent solution. The nerve will grow back in six months or more, but if I can get relief after years of pain, I’ll take it. If it comes back, I’ll get another ablation
The exact same thing happened to me and now I 'm being recommended for an SI joint fusion which would require a rather long recovery. Being NWB and inactive for 3 mos would not be good for me and my Parkinson'd disease.
I can’t have surgery due to osteoporosis- good luck to you
Hello I had a bone growth stimulator after my spinal fusion because I wasn't healing. It definitely helped. Wear it several hours a day.
I have had two spinal fusions. After the second surgery in 2017 I was still experiencing extreme lower back pain. My pain doctor thought a spinal cord stimulator was worth a try. I had it implanted in 2019. I never received any pain relief from it, in fact, I was have pain at the site of the battery. Just last month I had it removed. It very well could help others, it just didn’t help with my pain at all. Good luck!
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Wow! sounds like what I'm going thru. I had 6 steroid injections, 2 ablations, also had the doctor drill into the backbone and burn the nerve. Nothing helps. I just went to another doctor about having the HFX implant. Not sure I want go that route but I running bout of options. I had this pain for 4 years, and it's affecting my walking. I just to a spill early today.