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Should I have the Spinal Cord Stimulator? Looking for reviews on this
I have had chronic lower back pain due to lumbar spinal stenosis for over 10-years. I have had multiple therapies and procedures done - including RFA, Epidural steroid injections, a MILD procedure, acupuncture, OT/PT and Chiropractics, as well as an Interspinous spacer and nothing has helped my pain. After all of that, the physician I saw in March's only recommendation was for me to have the Spinal cord stimulator, but I am actually afraid of this and have read that there have been numerous injuries as a result of this implant, and after reviewing the booklet and watching the video I initially felt that it was just to restrictive in terms of how you could move your body. If you have had this procedure please let me know your results. Many thanks.
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Yes I’ve seen pain management doctor. Tests haven’t shown that procedures like that would help.
@tbeck23 I had one put in for the trial after 4 back surgeries it did absolutely nothing at all , Google the reviews you'll see what I mean
@lisalucier I am looking to have a trial of the new Medtronic's SCS. The one I had implanted back in 2018 worked very well until it had some problems with the paddle lead. I am hoping that this model will also work well.
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1 Reaction@denman55 I had a Medtronic SCS implanted back in 2018. I worked great until it developed some issues with the paddle lead. Then it stopped working. I am trying to get a trial of their new model.
@gilvernon What symptoms/conditions were you experiencing prior to having the intracept procedure done?
@denman55 You could do a trial of a SCS. It will give you an idea of just how well it will help your pain. Mine worked great. Dropped my pain from a 7 down to a 2. I could pretty much do anything that I could do prior to my injury. However, you should not overdue things.
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1 ReactionOnly you can decide if it's worth the risk. What does your pain doc say about whether it's right for you or is this a last desperate attempt to try something and hope it works? You have to be very careful during the trial period not to do anything that might change the position of the electrode or whatever the probe is called. The same regimen would need to be followed for 6 weeks if you have it implanted.
GL if you choose to have one.
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1 Reaction@heisenberg34 I had S1-L5 herniations, three surgeries. Radio frequency ablation outside the vertabrae. Many injections. My pain doc in St. Paul recommended spinal cord stimulation. I saw Mayo pain Doc for second opinion. Based on a careful review of my MRI and my end plates in particular he recommended the BVN which ablates nerves inside you end plates which are full of nerves. Here is what Google says about it: "Basivertebral nerve ablation (often called the Intracept Procedure) is a minimally invasive, outpatient treatment that uses radiofrequency heat to disable the basivertebral nerve inside the spinal bone,"
@gilvernon Are you going ahead with that procedure? Please keep us updated.
If anyone out there has had the Intracept procedure done, please share your experience. Thanks.