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Hope: Starting Calmare scrambler therapy

Posted by sprinrosa64 @sprinrosa64, Dec 5, 2022

It;s been just over 5yrs since my TKR and I have been in terrible pain since. I am told it's due to nerve condition or damage and I have tried everything so I thought , well today I will be start Calmare scrambler therapy. I have done my research and am praying this is my answer . I will keep you posted as to the outcome

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heisenberg34 | @heisenberg34 | Oct 22 1:29pm
In reply to @daxel79 "I have CRPS and I finally found a place that’s 2hrs away in Chicago that offers..." + (show)
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I have CRPS and I finally found a place that’s 2hrs away in Chicago that offers the scrambler/calamare therapy. Do you have to go in every day to get this done for the 4-10 day duration? How long does it take per session? While they are doing it does it hurt(like feeling hot or any sensations)? Praying it helps your pain🙏

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@daxel79 I had the procedure done six months ago. It was about thirty minutes per session. Four days per week. If no relief, then the treatment is stopped. I don’t remember any pain. Just some buzzing.

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carolynhughes75 | @carolynhughes75 | Oct 22 1:54pm
In reply to @heisenberg34 "@carolynhughes75 You hit the nail on the proverbial head. Pain can make us try just about..." + (show)
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@carolynhughes75 You hit the nail on the proverbial head. Pain can make us try just about anything. I don't know if Scrambler is a scam or not. My online searches reveal that it was developed by a Dr. Miller at Johns-Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore. That's why it seemed to be credible. It supposedly has a success rate of 70-80%. Seems like every therapy I try that has a high success rate has left me out in the cold. Well, I hope you find some measure of help. And it seems that doctors don't seem to give a hoot.

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@heisenberg34
You are so right about doctors. I haven't actually seen my pain doctor in over a year. I always see his NP. My pain doctor, before he retired, was skilled at Radio Frequency Ablation. My current pain doctor doesn't do it in the area that I need it, intercostal nerves in my left chest, that run under each rib. The great danger that I know my current doctor is afraid of is a pneumothorax, which is a collapsed lung that would require a chest tube. So he doesn't do any RFA's on the chest. I am stuck with no options. I do have a referral to be evaluated at Vanderbilt's Osher Center. They have a selection of different pain classes that I want to try. If no success after that, I am going to try hypnosis. My best to you as we travel this difficult journey.

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heisenberg34 | @heisenberg34 | Oct 22 2:53pm

Thanks…and to you as well.

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