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Medtronics Spinal Cord Stimulators: Intellis
Chronic Pain | Last Active: 8 hours ago | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
Good morning,
Wow do I know what you're going through, sounds like me years ago
I've had 8 spine surgeries, most helped, but as I got older, the less it helped.
BUT, I've had 2 different brands of spinal implants and they do help, just don't damage your spine again and again like I did and I believe you will get some relief.
AND, they do a trial to test if it helps without actually implanting the device. It is certainly worth the trial to see if you can get 50% relief. If yes, then they will actually implant under your skin.
There's 2 main brands: Medtronic and Nevro. Nevro worked best for me.
Don't give up hope, and attack your PT every day, not just do it, ATTACK it and it will help you the rest of your life!!
Good luck and good therapy!
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@frodo777 Good Day! Thank you for the well wishes. I wish you well on your healing journey. LORD, have mercy on us! 8 spine surgeries...they want to do another spine surgery on my lower, lower lumbar area to help with the stenosis but I have some precautions due to the first major lumbar spine surgery ended up failing me. I'm in pain every single day of my life but I'm grateful to be alive and do not wish to die! I'm just saying, it gets rough! What are you doing now to manage your pain? Did you get Nevro removed? Why do you choose Nevro over Medtronic?
I have a Medtronic Bladder Stimulator and all I can say is, blah! In other words, I have a Samsung phone that goes alongside my device, to change the settings, but none of the settings have any details. You just basically are going in blind, choosing a setting you think may work for you without even having a guide. Medtronics does a poor job of educating patients on their products. I've called them a few times and their explanations were vague and not helpful. I think my Pain Specialist only installs (implants) Medtronics' devices. I guess I'd have to find another Pain Specialist, but that can be frustrating and misconstrued because they may think I'm Doctor Shopping when I'm not, I'm trying to have a better life.