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Anyone had an ablation for lower back pain
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Aug 11 6:16am | Replies (158)Comment receiving replies
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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Please tell which SCS. Abbott Boston Scientific? thank you and continued good luck.
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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!