Just as an FYI - check out whatever info you can find about what brand(s) are recommended. Some of what I’m reading is confusing! My Medtronics had two implant options - one with a permanent battery that would need replacing in X number of years (likely depending on how much you “need”) or one that you charge externally - that’s the kind I have. I have what looks like a flat doughnut with wires, that I place over my implant (high in my buttock, below my waist) - it plugs into what I call my remote aka transmitter. This will charge my implanted battery. It is also the device I carry or keep near me at all times. It allows me to adjust the settings/intensity of my stimulation to block my pain sensation from my spine. It’s about the size of a cell phone but a little thicker.
I see pros and cons of this vs a permanent battery. This is easy to use and I usually recharge it when watching tv or even sleeping at night (I wear leggings at night so it doesn’t shift around, works great!). The down side is I like to travel and would love another trip to Africa, safari style. Going to have to look into that very carefully for ability to get to a power source (to recharge the battery in my remote which then in turn can recharge my implant). Hope this makes sense.

Just as an FYI, I’ve had a multi level lumbar fusion, now have “moderate to severe” stenosis at other levels. It was strongly suggested I have more fusion levels added to my current one. I just didn’t want that to be my only option and the idea of another major back surgery now, age 70, wasn’t feeling good to me. :<(. I hope this stimulator works long time or long enough that less invasive surgical methods or some drug come along to give me relief. It’s like a waiting game, I guess?! 🤔

I am scheduled for a Stimwave test 2/22 in an attempt to fix really bad neck injury now arthritic, and also chronic lower back pain L4 to L6. I’m 71 and in good shape otherwise. I have been reading all of these positive and negative reviews and I would really like to hear more about living with this device, to be implanted in a crushed spinal nerve canal. Please tell me of your experiences with this product- from the implant procedure through living with it. I had a severe neck injury when I was 20, and lower back surgery in 1996. But it has become progressively more painful. I have been having epidurals in my back and neck every few months, and also RFA’s - as often as insurance will approve them, but they are no longer helping any longer than a month after the procedure. I’m tired of living on pain meds for the last 5 years and this is the doctor’s next solution. I have AARPUnited Healthcare PPO insurance, which has been great, and I recommend it strongly BTW. Thanks so much for any advice on this specific device.