Cervical SCS

Posted by ctelecky @ctelecky, 2 days ago

I have been reading all the horror stories about people who have had spinal cord stimulators. I am in the process of getting approved for a cervical placement for the Nervo SCS, but I am now getting very concerned about all the problems. Has anyone had good success?

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I wasn’t able to get one. Not enough room in my cord post surgery. I ended up with a pain pump. Worst decision of my life. I now have arachnoiditis, inflammation and scarring of the thin lining around the spinal cord. It’s very painful. There is no treatment and it’s progressive. People with advanced stage are generally wheelchair bound and in great agony. It’s a rare condition that can occur anytime instrumentation or even just a shot is introduced into the spinal canal. It’s becoming more frequent as spinal surgeries and procedures increase. Please discuss this complication with your doctor before proceeding.

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I am so sorry to hear about your horrible complication to a pain pump. Thank you for the heads up. I will be discussing with my Dr

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I had a Medtronic neurostimulator implanted in 2017 for cervical stimulation. It works very well and allowed me to stop taking muscle relaxers

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I had a Medtronic neurostimulator implanted in 2017 for cervical stimulation. It works very well and allowed me to stop taking muscle relaxers

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Thank you for the response.

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I had a NEVRO spinal cord stimulator implanted to help with my lumbar spine stenosis and leg pain 8 months ago. It has reduced my pain 50%.
You’ll have an external weeks trial first, to see how it helps with your pain, before permanent implant.
The follow up care and 24/7 phone care is amazing .

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Thank you. I am happy to hear follow up care is good. Glad it is helping you

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