I had very little relief. Did them for 2 years. I had every injection available. Out of surgery options.
Had a spinal stimulator implanted last November and it has been a change of life.
It relieved a minimum 80% of my lower back pain that been a part of my life for more then four decades. They put a temporary one in first to make sure it provides at least a 50% reduction in pain before they will permanently implant one.
I had very little relief. Did them for 2 years. I had every injection available. Out of surgery options.
Had a spinal stimulator implanted last November and it has been a change of life.
It relieved a minimum 80% of my lower back pain that been a part of my life for more then four decades. They put a temporary one in first to make sure it provides at least a 50% reduction in pain before they will permanently implant one.
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Was the spinal stimulator covered at least in part by insurance? My wife's pain management specialist was promoting that (or similar) device, but not in an unprofessional way. He said the cost would be $850 flat out. Yet, there is a limit as to the service life of those devices, isn't there? How does the implant feel? Is it bothersome? Where on the body do they implant it? Many thanks!
I have had both ablation and Nerve Blockers...... everyone is different but the Nerve Blockers worked so much better for me. Be careful thought because things like getting on the Ride on Mower wrecks it instantly
Hello,
Was the spinal stimulator covered at least in part by insurance? My wife's pain management specialist was promoting that (or similar) device, but not in an unprofessional way. He said the cost would be $850 flat out. Yet, there is a limit as to the service life of those devices, isn't there? How does the implant feel? Is it bothersome? Where on the body do they implant it? Many thanks!
I’m on Medicare and it was 100% covered.
Battery life differs depending on the manufacturer of the device.
The medical provider that implanted mine uses Boston Scientific. He told me the battery life usually lasts a longer time and in their opinion is one of the better engineered. It also depends on what setting you have it on. You’ll have a remote that a representative from the company will set up for you with 4 settings. On mine, two settings you can’t feel, but it’s working. The other two you can feel. It’s kinda like vibration you can feel in your lower back and mine goes into my left butt cheek and hip. The Boston Scientific rep is with you from the time you get your temporary, permanent and beyond. You may need the programs changed as time goes on.
The battery/computer for the permanent is placed in the upper hip/butt cheek of your choice.
Depending on the program you find yourself liking the best will also determine on how long your battery lasts until it needs charging.
I usually get 5-7 days before it needs charged. Now, it will last a lot longer but then to recharge it will take a lot longer. I recharge when the battery is down a third and it takes approximately 2 hours to charge. To charge it patients are given a Velcro belt with a small pocket that holds a charging battery.
You turn it on, put it in the pouch, put the belt on with the charging battery on top the implant. It will give you a specific beep sequence to tell you it’s charged.
After it’s charged you return the charging battery to a cradle that charges it back up. It’s really quite simple, great engineering.
Surgery is usually done as an outpatient and takes approximately one and a half hours. Post surgical pain is moderate at worst and is pretty much gone in 2 weeks. For most people, 3 weeks you can do anything you want. No limitations.
As I said, it was life changing for me. I forgot what it was like to not be in acute pain for decades.
Good luck.
I had very little relief. Did them for 2 years. I had every injection available. Out of surgery options.
Had a spinal stimulator implanted last November and it has been a change of life.
It relieved a minimum 80% of my lower back pain that been a part of my life for more then four decades. They put a temporary one in first to make sure it provides at least a 50% reduction in pain before they will permanently implant one.
I’m fused from C3-C-6 & T2-S1. I’ve had over 18 back surgeries. The last 2, the most major of them all both have FBSS. I live in chronic pain. Mostly managed by an intrathecal morphine pump. I also have facets disease(lack of a proper term) that gets extremely fatiguing and painful and makes my pump feel ineffective because the facet nerve has to be ablated. It’s a lifesaver for me. It works. But the nerves grow back. I can go 10 months in between procedures. The constant is we’re al different, but I hope it works for you.
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I had very little relief. Did them for 2 years. I had every injection available. Out of surgery options.
Had a spinal stimulator implanted last November and it has been a change of life.
It relieved a minimum 80% of my lower back pain that been a part of my life for more then four decades. They put a temporary one in first to make sure it provides at least a 50% reduction in pain before they will permanently implant one.
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Was the spinal stimulator covered at least in part by insurance? My wife's pain management specialist was promoting that (or similar) device, but not in an unprofessional way. He said the cost would be $850 flat out. Yet, there is a limit as to the service life of those devices, isn't there? How does the implant feel? Is it bothersome? Where on the body do they implant it? Many thanks!
I have had both ablation and Nerve Blockers...... everyone is different but the Nerve Blockers worked so much better for me. Be careful thought because things like getting on the Ride on Mower wrecks it instantly
I’m on Medicare and it was 100% covered.
Battery life differs depending on the manufacturer of the device.
The medical provider that implanted mine uses Boston Scientific. He told me the battery life usually lasts a longer time and in their opinion is one of the better engineered. It also depends on what setting you have it on. You’ll have a remote that a representative from the company will set up for you with 4 settings. On mine, two settings you can’t feel, but it’s working. The other two you can feel. It’s kinda like vibration you can feel in your lower back and mine goes into my left butt cheek and hip. The Boston Scientific rep is with you from the time you get your temporary, permanent and beyond. You may need the programs changed as time goes on.
The battery/computer for the permanent is placed in the upper hip/butt cheek of your choice.
Depending on the program you find yourself liking the best will also determine on how long your battery lasts until it needs charging.
I usually get 5-7 days before it needs charged. Now, it will last a lot longer but then to recharge it will take a lot longer. I recharge when the battery is down a third and it takes approximately 2 hours to charge. To charge it patients are given a Velcro belt with a small pocket that holds a charging battery.
You turn it on, put it in the pouch, put the belt on with the charging battery on top the implant. It will give you a specific beep sequence to tell you it’s charged.
After it’s charged you return the charging battery to a cradle that charges it back up. It’s really quite simple, great engineering.
Surgery is usually done as an outpatient and takes approximately one and a half hours. Post surgical pain is moderate at worst and is pretty much gone in 2 weeks. For most people, 3 weeks you can do anything you want. No limitations.
As I said, it was life changing for me. I forgot what it was like to not be in acute pain for decades.
Good luck.
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3 ReactionsPlease tell which SCS. Abbott Boston Scientific? thank you and continued good luck.
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I’m fused from C3-C-6 & T2-S1. I’ve had over 18 back surgeries. The last 2, the most major of them all both have FBSS. I live in chronic pain. Mostly managed by an intrathecal morphine pump. I also have facets disease(lack of a proper term) that gets extremely fatiguing and painful and makes my pump feel ineffective because the facet nerve has to be ablated. It’s a lifesaver for me. It works. But the nerves grow back. I can go 10 months in between procedures. The constant is we’re al different, but I hope it works for you.
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1 ReactionI had ablation with some successful results. It helped somewhat with my degenerative disc disease pain.