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Chronic Pain | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
No it’s not painful at all but the permanent one is pretty intense.
I have an Abbott stimulator for my back and leg pain and now I wish I would have passed on the permanent implant. I ended up turning mine off because I was getting nerve burning . I’m not so sure the leads were placed right. I had decent results from the trial but not the permanent one. Not telling you yes or no but it is good you are on these blogs, I wish I had been on them before I had mine. Just do your homework and ask a lot of questions.
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Smithki...I feel exactly the same as you. Didnt want device, talked into it...trial pretty much a breeze. Permanent Stimulator was horrendous, I just had it removed, with serious complications...HOW can Drs in good conscience recommend these damaging devices...they are dangerous.... Seems too many of us " trust" our Drs. too much....Im now often deemed non compliant cuz I trust my gut first.
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Thank you for responding to my question. I accidentally found this blog and I am so grateful I did. As we all know, we get desperate to find relief from pain. That's why I wanted to try this avenue. It doesn't work for me. So I am back a square one. I am ecstatic to hear it does not hurt to remove it. Thank you again!