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@sunnyflower @sprinrosa64 The doctor that did my DRG implant is a Pain Doctor and Anesthesiologist. It is very common in Illinois that pain doctors do these implant procedures. I never even thought to ask for a neurosurgeon to implant my device. I didn't think to ask many important questions, and sadly trusted just my pain doc as to the device. Too late, smart.
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You are not to blame. At least you had a specialist. I’m afraid many are succumbing to pcp attempting this procedure due to the crackdown on Opioids. The equipment should not be accessible to any other surgeons except neurosurgeons or back surgeons. IMO
Well, if you decide you want to give it another try, you can try to get a neurolosurgeon to remove or replace or reposition your current device. Specialists specialize just like ortho docs (shoulders, knees, etc.), or attorneys (real-estate, family, business law etc.), so there might be a Neurosurgeon who specializes in this. That would be ideal. Anestheologists do work on spines such as injestions. Not all of them though. But if it were me, I would find a Neurosurgeon who specializes in implanting these. Ideally that would be the best option. No judgment here. All the best, Sunnyflower @sprinrosa64
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@lorirenee1 @sunnyflower @spinrosa64 @faithwalker007 At Mayo Clinic SCS trials and implants are handled by specially trained doctors in the Department of Pain Medicine, not by neurosurgeons. Perhaps in smaller hospitals neurosurgeons perform the procedure.