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Has anyone had the Stimwave spine stimulator installed?

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@martyk

My pain is in the toes of my right foot. I believe my problem is from the 2 surgeries on those toes that damaged the nerve or nerves. Part of my problem was an neuropathy in the 3rd web space where one of the surgeries was located.

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@martyk & @bill5 I'm sorry you're both suffering chronic pain sucks the life out of us all in 1 way or another. I'm not familiar with that StimWave SCS unit, however I'm on a journey helping my husband get his Nevro HF10 Senza SCS unit that you can not feel the parethesia when unit is on. It has 5 different Programs & 7 Levels of strength. Currently he is on Program 2 & level 2. He feels less pain in his lower back & he has a partial releif from the Diabetic Neuropathy & his Sciatica nerve pain shooting dwn his buttocks is gone. He just had the implant put in on January 18th, 2021. He is in about 70% current relief status.
It's still healing & we were told it could take up to a full year to reach optimal pain relief. Also when he was getting the implanted wires they shaved 1 if his discs in order to attach the Leads so that they will not dislodge it has to last 12yrs.
I just thought I would share with you both that you need to be patient & go with the flow. Everyone thinks that this time this will be the best thing ever. This is not so. It all takes time & don't forget it takes time for your nerves to be able to adjust to different frequencies & it's not a perfect science. Give it time @ least 6mos.
I wish you all much releif from your chronic pain issue's including neuropathy. & Don't be so hasty to run for any type of surgical procedures because once you fuse 1 section the surrounding areas will eventually need it too.
& From my own Neurosurgeon"s mouth to me he said even after the fusion surgery in my cervical & Thoracic herniated discs & discs pressing against my spinal canal, even after surgery, the Neurosurgeon told me to expect more pain & less mobility afterwards. So I got 2more opinions & they all said the same. My Lwr back & multiple herniations & severe bone on bone knee is causing me to use my cane currently & I'm walking crooked & it's causing more instability in my spine as a result. Due to Pandemic, I/we have to move in order to re-coup @home after full knee replacement surgery. But for now I must endure my own chronic miserable pains on a 5th Floor walk up.
Life can be much much worse than what we think is over the top miserable pain. Give it time & take it easy. God Bless you both.
& All who read this post I hope you feel better too.
Mimi
Blessings & much releif to all.