@gmaj85 I had the Medtronic SCS and it worked fairly well. After two and a half years it suddenly just stopped working. They could never figure out exactly what went wrong. I miss the relief it gave me.
@heisenberg34 That’s terrible! And did your pan come back. My activation day was 10/4/24 so I’ll be aware as April of next year approaches. Thanks for the tip!
@heisenberg34 That’s terrible! And did your pan come back. My activation day was 10/4/24 so I’ll be aware as April of next year approaches. Thanks for the tip!
@gmaj85 It was amazing. My buddy and I went skiing in the morning for about two hours. Just gentle stuff. Two hours later all my pain came roaring back. All downhill since.
I have a Boston Scientific Neurological stimulator.
At first, I was hesitant, but I do believe it's helped, but, I have severe back pain so I do have to take pain medicine to help manage it. I can tell when my stimulator battery has died and needs to be recharged, my back pain doesn't ease up as much as it does when it's fully charged.
What kind of charger do you have?
@sbrown293
I'm glad you are having success with your Nevro. I had the surgery last December 2024. This is for my Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in my foot. Recently, I have had increased pain and sensitivity where the battery pack is. Has anyone experienced this? I shut down the SCS to have a break. I was getting overstimulated.
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The area in my L lower back where my SCS implant is can get mildly sore depending on my positions. You can easily feel it under my skin. I was told this was not unheard in people who are thinner because we have little body fat for padding around it.
I had my Evoke closed loop stimulator put in October 2025. During the week trial I was surprised how well it was working. I had a good 80% improvement with it. I was nervous to have something foreign in my back, but with all all my lumbar pretty much all DDD, I really wanted To take the chance. Healing from the surgery wasn’t fun, but not bad either.
The Reps from the company are just a text or call away. They will meet me at the office and help with programming. They are very supportive.
Now besides all the good, I am frustrated at times with new pains here and there. But hey, overall, I am glad I had it done because so far so good. Just not looking forward in 10 years when they have to go back in and change the battery lol.
I had my Evoke closed loop stimulator put in October 2025. During the week trial I was surprised how well it was working. I had a good 80% improvement with it. I was nervous to have something foreign in my back, but with all all my lumbar pretty much all DDD, I really wanted To take the chance. Healing from the surgery wasn’t fun, but not bad either.
The Reps from the company are just a text or call away. They will meet me at the office and help with programming. They are very supportive.
Now besides all the good, I am frustrated at times with new pains here and there. But hey, overall, I am glad I had it done because so far so good. Just not looking forward in 10 years when they have to go back in and change the battery lol.
@clmlam you are lucky to have some success. I had a spinal cord stimulator from Boston Logistics implanted with hopes that it would give me some relief from spinal stenosis, sciatica and degenerative disc disease. They were always there to help me with changing programs. After trying 6 programs, my pain specialist decided to remove it. I am currently on pain meds until something new comes to mind. I have talked to other people that had success with it. You are very lucky.
I am having a Spinal Cord Stimulator inserted this Thursday, Feb. 26. I chose the High Frequency NERVO stimulator for the trial. They said it will be monitored 24/7 both at NERVO, and my doctor's office will also be able to see the recordings. Does anyone know if this is controlled by AI, or the monitor is like the ones used in a Pacemaker? Please reply if you have a high frequency SCS, or any info about AI use in monitoring SCS.
I had my Evoke closed loop stimulator put in October 2025. During the week trial I was surprised how well it was working. I had a good 80% improvement with it. I was nervous to have something foreign in my back, but with all all my lumbar pretty much all DDD, I really wanted To take the chance. Healing from the surgery wasn’t fun, but not bad either.
The Reps from the company are just a text or call away. They will meet me at the office and help with programming. They are very supportive.
Now besides all the good, I am frustrated at times with new pains here and there. But hey, overall, I am glad I had it done because so far so good. Just not looking forward in 10 years when they have to go back in and change the battery lol.
I had it implanted for their one week trial period, it did not help me with the pain and it was removed. I was told that approximately 30% of individuals, the stimulator has not been successful. On the bright side 70% is better odds it may help than the 30% it didn’t help.
I am having a Spinal Cord Stimulator inserted this Thursday, Feb. 26. I chose the High Frequency NERVO stimulator for the trial. They said it will be monitored 24/7 both at NERVO, and my doctor's office will also be able to see the recordings. Does anyone know if this is controlled by AI, or the monitor is like the ones used in a Pacemaker? Please reply if you have a high frequency SCS, or any info about AI use in monitoring SCS.
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@heisenberg34 That’s terrible! And did your pan come back. My activation day was 10/4/24 so I’ll be aware as April of next year approaches. Thanks for the tip!
@gmaj85 It was amazing. My buddy and I went skiing in the morning for about two hours. Just gentle stuff. Two hours later all my pain came roaring back. All downhill since.
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1 ReactionI have a Boston Scientific Neurological stimulator.
At first, I was hesitant, but I do believe it's helped, but, I have severe back pain so I do have to take pain medicine to help manage it. I can tell when my stimulator battery has died and needs to be recharged, my back pain doesn't ease up as much as it does when it's fully charged.
What kind of charger do you have?
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The area in my L lower back where my SCS implant is can get mildly sore depending on my positions. You can easily feel it under my skin. I was told this was not unheard in people who are thinner because we have little body fat for padding around it.
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1 ReactionI had my Evoke closed loop stimulator put in October 2025. During the week trial I was surprised how well it was working. I had a good 80% improvement with it. I was nervous to have something foreign in my back, but with all all my lumbar pretty much all DDD, I really wanted To take the chance. Healing from the surgery wasn’t fun, but not bad either.
The Reps from the company are just a text or call away. They will meet me at the office and help with programming. They are very supportive.
Now besides all the good, I am frustrated at times with new pains here and there. But hey, overall, I am glad I had it done because so far so good. Just not looking forward in 10 years when they have to go back in and change the battery lol.
@clmlam you are lucky to have some success. I had a spinal cord stimulator from Boston Logistics implanted with hopes that it would give me some relief from spinal stenosis, sciatica and degenerative disc disease. They were always there to help me with changing programs. After trying 6 programs, my pain specialist decided to remove it. I am currently on pain meds until something new comes to mind. I have talked to other people that had success with it. You are very lucky.
I am having a Spinal Cord Stimulator inserted this Thursday, Feb. 26. I chose the High Frequency NERVO stimulator for the trial. They said it will be monitored 24/7 both at NERVO, and my doctor's office will also be able to see the recordings. Does anyone know if this is controlled by AI, or the monitor is like the ones used in a Pacemaker? Please reply if you have a high frequency SCS, or any info about AI use in monitoring SCS.
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1 Reaction@clmlam Are you saying that the permanent implant also gave you 89% pain relief? It's not clear from your post. Thanks for sharing.
I had it implanted for their one week trial period, it did not help me with the pain and it was removed. I was told that approximately 30% of individuals, the stimulator has not been successful. On the bright side 70% is better odds it may help than the 30% it didn’t help.
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1 ReactionPlease keep us informed with the porogress of sistuation using an Nevro SCS. Good luck