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Has anyone tried the HF10 Spinal Cord Stimulation Device?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Aug 12 2:56pm | Replies (375)Comment receiving replies
I had two foot surgeries, 2016 and 2018.and as a result the nerves were damaged and possibly scar tissue. As a result I have chronic pain in the toes of my right foot. I tried all traditional remedies with negative result. I was told by a doctor that perhaps SCS but be helpful. Late last spring I had the 5 day trial of Medtronic made by Boston Scientific.The pain from the implantation of the leads were very painful and may have camoflouged the pain in my toes. I was kind of talked into by the surgeon and the rep that the Medtronic has helped people with chronic foot pain and they in of pressured me to get a permanent put in. I I only got a slight relief from the pain in the toes and I think the device was causing back pain. So, about 7 or 8 weeks later I had it removed. After researching it. I don't think the Medtronic is effective for the feet. I am now talking to a doctor who does the DRG (dorsal root ganglion) made by Abbott. That is suppose to be more effective for the legs and possibly the feet which are controlled by L-5 and S-1. That's were the leads are suppose to be placed. But, the drawback as mentioned by earlier statements. MRI's only for the head and extremities. The generator/battery is supposed to be guarenteed for five years.
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@martyk
I'd advise caution in proceeding further with the DRG until you read about @lorirenee1 Lori Renee's experience with hers (also from Abbott). She has written extensively about it this past 6 months or so. I believe she got hers back in July and has had poor performance from it. She has new pain now in different areas than she had originally and she believes it is from the DRG. Please do your research (or at least look for Lori's posts) before going ahead.
One more point I'd like to make along these lines, and what I am going to say is my own theory, which might be incorrect. I know that when I research something and read different reviews from people, I tend to find significantly more negative reviews than positive, I think because it is human nature to feel disposed toward writing a review if one is unhappy rather than if they are happy customers. And one may tend to get a view of something that is skewed to the downside because of this. It might be the case that in reality more people are helped by a thing than might be inferred by the preponderance of this more negative-leaning feedback. I guess my point is one should neither go forward full steam ahead or put on the brakes immediately based on reading a few reviews. I know my feeling about having a stimulator implanted (for my wife) is that she should NOT have one done and she feels the same, because it seems like what I have read about them on Connect is about 90% failures. But for someone who is seriously in need of a solution for their intolerable pain, it's best to read EVERYTHING you can get your hands on before deciding. Fortunately for my wife, she is not at a level of desperation that she feels the need of doing that much research, and she is very reticent to have any surgery for implantation of any such stimulator device.
Best, Hank