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Medtronics Spinal Cord Stimulators: Intellis

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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.

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@ediesel472
Hello again,

The claim is that the different brands operate on different frequencies of stimulation so the implant rep says.
Yes, I had mine removed 3 years ago. I would certainly do the trial!

The least I would do is call Medtronic AND Nevro for an appt for a fresh demonstration of their devices. Don't let them put you off another day !!

Remember, the squeaky wheel gets the grease😀

GOOD LUCK, and DON'T GIVE IN !!

Get a copy or 2 of your recent MRI, keep 1 and heck yea do some doctor shopping, remember, some docs got C's in med school and some got As !!

Load a copy of your MRI onto your home computer, then find a spine dermatome (map) and compare where your pain is highest and the dermatome will show you where the disc or facet joint Is causing your grief.

My pain control,,,, Opiate pain meds, anti-inflammatory meds, cannabis, and as much PT as I can tolerate. I am blessed to have a very supportive wife that helps me almost constantly.

Fred