HFX/NEVRO Stimulator for Neuropathy

The NEVRO HFX app is available for apple iPhone )not android phones yet, but soon).
If you have an iPhone and want to do it this way, speak to your NEVRO rep to help you turn it on this way instead of manually . They have a 24 hour phone number to always help you with anything.

When I talked to my surgeon and pain doctor they both said that the app was available but would not work in my location. I will be checking with them again to see if that has changed.

In the meantime, keep in touch with the support team through their 800 number.

I got one and it does not help me.

I am having the same issue and considering removal .

As I stated in an earlier post in this discussion, I have had the Hevro/hfx stimulator almost and FINALLY got to a program/level that is giving me SOME relief. I worked with the HFC coordinator and she found a setting on my device that has a program that gives me the "Tens" unit simulator. This setting seems to give me more relief than any other. I can't leave it on that program overnight (lying down makes the stimulation very strong).

I have had the Stimulator for 18 months for nerves being severed during back surgery.
I have had great amount of relief but it is not perfect. When I need an adjustment it is sometimes hard to find the new level. However, prior to the Stimulator I was unable to be on my feet for more than 5 minutes and I was pretty much in a wheel chair.

is this stimulator only for neuropathy with pain? My dad has has numbness...no pain or tinging for years and I am trying to find something to help him. So many Drs have told him there is nothing that can be done for non diabetic neuropathy.
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hello @lizzy2121, Welcome to Connect. I wished there was one magic treatment that would work for everyone with neuropathy to provide some relief. I'm 82 and have had neuropathy since my mid 40s that started in my toes and now is just above my ankles. I only have the numbness also. I did start taking supplements after finally getting a diagnosis in 2016 and while they seemed to have stopped or slowed the progression, I still do have the numbness. There's really no medication that I know of that is helpful for the numbness but I do think there are things we can do to improve our quality of life. The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy has some good info on that here - https://www.foundationforpn.org/living-well/.

One thing I try to do every night is to put a lotion on my legs and feet to keep the skin from drying out since the peripheral nerves are near the surface and it's best if the skin doesn't get dried out. One of the better lotions I've found calming on my legs is LifeFlo Magnesium lotion which is not too greasy. They also have a spray on Magnesium oil but I've found that too oily. Daily exercise is helpful for me also.

There is a discussion which you may find helpful for your dad.
-- Neuropathy: Numbness only, no pain: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/neuropathy-numbness-only-no-pain/

This sounds exactly like my experience. I had a terrible herniated disk over 10 years ago. I had spine surgery in May 2015. I have never walked correctly since. I still have pain and take oral pain medication. I also have peripheral neuropathy as well. I take gabapentin daily. Nothing has really helped long term. The medications help to temporarily ease the pain. About 10 months ago, I had a spinal cord stimulator implanted in my back also. The stimulator has helped so-so with my back pain but I really can’t tell any true improvement with my neuropathy. My spinal cord stimulator is an Abbott. All in all, I feel the hassle of recharging makes the whole ordeal of having stimulator more of a hassle than a help. If I had if to do over and know what I do know about my stimulator, I would not have had one implanted.