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Has anyone tried the HF10 Spinal Cord Stimulation Device?

Posted by patrick17 @patrick17, Nov 21, 2018

Has anyone tried a device called HF10 ? It’s a device which stimulates your spinal cord to help relieve back and leg pain. After a trial period of about a week, if the patient is achieving good results the device is implanted in the person. My pain management doctor has recommended it to me for arm and hand nerve pain. I would like to hear from anyone who has used this device and especially from anyone who has used it for arm and hand pain. Thank you.

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lindes | @lindes | Sep 28, 2021
In reply to @sueinmn "Oh, please, it's an extremely complex device that can take way more adjusting than that! When..." + (show)
@sueinmn

Oh, please, it's an extremely complex device that can take way more adjusting than that! When they do work, they are little short of a miracle at giving you your life back. A family friend needed roughly 10 adjustments before his was helping - his words of wisdom "Try to get the same rep every time, and make sure they write down every adjustment *& give the info to you." @lindes, do you perhaps have any suggestions for @wilcy?
Sue

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I am a little biased, because I have a PhD in Biomedical Sciences. It is important to work with the tech as a member of a team. Together we found the right adjustment for me (we did a lot of telephone meeting), and I also learned how to adjust it on my own.

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lindes | @lindes | Sep 28, 2021
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@marcya

I am scheduled for a trial of the Medtronic stimulator and hope it works well for me. I have low back pain. When using the stimulator do you still need pain medicines and a lidocaine patch?

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I don't need any pain meds anymore

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lindes | @lindes | Sep 28, 2021

It is very important that the doc, who installs this device, knows what they are doing. When mine was installed, they woke me up out of the anesthesia, for me to confirm that the electrodes are place in the right locations, before they did the final installation.

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gcranor | @gcranor | Sep 29, 2021
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@lindes

It is very important that the doc, who installs this device, knows what they are doing. When mine was installed, they woke me up out of the anesthesia, for me to confirm that the electrodes are place in the right locations, before they did the final installation.

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That should be reported to your state medical board!

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judysavage | @judysavage | Sep 29, 2021
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@wilcy

Doesn’t really work! Been in twice for adjustment! About to give up!

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I have one but it made the pain so much worse I just never charge it anymore.

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bhamdlr | @bhamdlr | Sep 29, 2021
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@judysavage

I have one but it made the pain so much worse I just never charge it anymore.

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I have one. It is difficult to say how much it helps when you are in so much pain.

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tracer545 | @tracer545 | Sep 30, 2021

My brother is going to do a trial with Abbott’s burst dr neuromodulator. Anyone have comments on this one?

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martyk | @martyk | Oct 1, 2021
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@tracer545

My brother is going to do a trial with Abbott’s burst dr neuromodulator. Anyone have comments on this one?

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Hi Tracer545, did your brother try the Abbott burst neuromodulator? If so, what part of his body was the problem and did he get relief? Thanks

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marcya | @marcya | Oct 2, 2021

I am going to have a trial of the Medtronic stimulator because of low back pain radiating to the leg. The process and wait time has been lengthy. How soon after the trial can the implantable stimulator be done?

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gcranor | @gcranor | Oct 3, 2021

Two weeks was my implant after the trial.

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