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@sprinrosa64
Hi, I am chiming in here just because you I think you should proceed with caution when it comes to nerve stimulator implants. Just today I read of another person, @faithgirl30 who had an unsuccessful experience with a nerve stimulator implant called a Scientific Wavewriter. One thing that a few people who have had stimulators have said is that the trial implant which is done for a short period to let you evaluate how much a permanent stimulator might help you often seems to work a lot better than the permanent one ends up working. Beside @faithgirl30 , @lorirenee1 had a similar experience. And another member, @jimhd, had initial good results the first year with his spinal cord stimulator only to have it stop working during the second year, and it essentially is doing nothing for him at this point. Still another member, @fredjan2016 said that his ankle stimulator helps him stand (which he is glad for) but does not help his pain. I'm not saying there are not any unqualified successes, there are. It just seems like a good thing to know up front what your personal likelihood of success may be. Best, Hank
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@jesfactsmon Hank thanks for threading this altogether. I know this sounds conspiracy-theory like but something seems “off”. Why does the trial work in the office? Is something happening there that cannot be replicated into actual production?
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@sprinrosa64, Thanks @jesfactsmon, I couldn't have said it better. The disappointment with these stimulators has to be hard to tolerate. Sure makes me sad to read about it so frequently. Personally, I lean toward a human being who has studied for years, knows every bone and all of the connective tissues that your body contains, knows what should be there just by a touch, and is able to treat that cyst on the meniscus after finding it by feeling it.
I remember my orthopedic surgeon when I visited him 3 years after the surgery to talk about this kind of pain. He jumped up....walked me down to imaging where they took some pictures and together we went over the evidence. When he said goodbye that day, he gave me a gentle hug and said, "I'm sorry Chris, it is the fascia. The TKR machinery is fine."
Just so we are all on the same page...I am going to invite @jenniferhunter to drop by with a message about surgery and MFR.
May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris