Has anyone had the Stimwave spine stimulator installed?

Posted by WS4K @ws4k, Dec 12, 2018

Hello to ALL! I have a severe back injury and even after three surgeries and several fusions, I am still experiencing severe and chronic pain. My pain management specialist is talking about a spine stimulator. After some research I located the Stim Wave. With this unit, only the leads are implanted. No wires come through. The antenna is worn like a pager on your belt.

Has anyone tried one of the Stim Wave stimulators yet? Any feed back on them?

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wisco50 | @wisco50 | Feb 24, 2021

In reply to @martyk "Interesting. Do you currently have a Medtronic implant?" + (show)

Yes, I do. It was permanently implanted in January 2020. I am happy with it. My back will never be normal but this has allowed me to be much more active - gardening and walking again! Pain significantly decreased. If I take any Vicodin now, it is just 1/2 of one at night for my very messed up cervical spine. My friends say I look so much more relaxed. I feel much better!

miles1037 | @miles1037 | Feb 25, 2021

In reply to @wisco50 "Yes, I do. It was permanently implanted in January 2020. I am happy with it. My..." + (show)

Thank you so much for your evaluation on the implant— I’m going in for lab work today and hope to have Stimwave implanted within 2 weeks

martyk | @martyk | Feb 25, 2021

Please let me know the results of your Stimwave trial. I might consider trying one myself. Where is your pain located? Mine is in the toes of my right foot.

gre | @gre | Feb 25, 2021

In reply to @JustinMcClanahan "Hello @ws4k, welcome to Connect. Although members have not talked about this spine stimulator in particular,..." + (show)

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Amanda Roe | @amandajro | Feb 25, 2021

@gre you are able to unfollow the Spine Group by going to the main group page (see below) and select "Following" in the lower right under the group description.
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martyk | @martyk | Feb 25, 2021

In reply to @amandajro "@gre you are able to unfollow the Spine Group by going to the main group page..." + (show)

I'm interested in knowing if anybody had Stimwave or DRG for chronic pain in the feet and if they recommend the treatment.

martyk | @martyk | Mar 6, 2021

Hello, has anyone tried the SCS Stimwave for chronic pain in their feet? If so, are you happy with the results?

sprinrosa64 | @sprinrosa64 | Mar 6, 2021

In reply to @martyk "Hello, has anyone tried the SCS Stimwave for chronic pain in their feet? If so, are..." + (show)

Martyk a month or so ago I tried Stemwave PNS for server knee & leg pain and it didn’t help. One doctor wanted to do SCS , the other said no way do PNS. Do your research and best of luck. I should say Stemwave company was excellent to work with, there for surgery and came to my home 3 times trying to get it set for me but nothing work

martyk | @martyk | Mar 6, 2021

In reply to @martyk "Hello, has anyone tried the SCS Stimwave for chronic pain in their feet? If so, are..." + (show)

I'm sorry to hear that Stemwave didn't work for you. I hope you find something in the near future that will give you some relief. Thanks for responding.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 6, 2021

In reply to @martyk "Hello, has anyone tried the SCS Stimwave for chronic pain in their feet? If so, are..." + (show)

@martyk, I moved your question to this existing discussion about the Stimwave implantable neurostimulator so you can connect with others talking about this device. I see your question is specifically about relieving chronic pain in your feet, so I'm tagging fellow members @jimhd @tigreyes2004 @faithwalker007 who I believe may have relevant experience to share in addition to @sprinrosa64

In the meantime, you may also be interested in these discussions:
- Comparison of Spinal Cord Stimulators from Boston Sci., Nevro https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/comparison-of-spinal-cord-stimulators-from-boston-sci-nevro/
- Stimwave user here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/stimwave-user-here/

Marty, what is the cause of the pain in your feet?