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Spinal stimulator questions
My mother in law who is mid 80's has been living with spinal problems for many years with a lot of pain. Surgery is not recommended. HF-10 is being suggested. What are worst side effects? Can a subsequent fall after implantation affect it? What is the rate of infection? She has scoliosis and wonders how that it will affect success of this procedure. Thank you so much for your thoughts
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Has she tried RFA- Radio Frequency Ablation for lower back pain before going to a Spinal Cord Stimulator? I have lower back pain and have tried facet joint injections twice. The last one I had in June did not help. I am scheduled for RFA on September 9th.
I have both . I get relief of about 70% fo about 4 mo.
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I have a spinal stimulator, do you have one?
I have a spinal stimulator and I found it works really well for me. I was in severe pain for over 20 years. The minute I would stand up my pain would go from a 3, 4 to a 10 and that's no exaggeration. I have had spinal surgery which failed, injections, physical therapy, etc. Nothing worked. Finally I couldn't take it anymore so I went the spinal stimulator route and I have no regrets my pain is never more than a 3, 4 and that's only if I am running around all day and then in the evening I will get some pain but all I have to do is lay down and rest a bit and I am pain free again. Before getting the stimulator I was bed bound and couldn't do it go anywhere now I have my freedom again. Very happy I decided to go this route.