Hello Sheila, This is a very tough question for non-medical people to answer. There are many types of spinal cord simulators, and the best one for you depends on your exact diagnosis and which nerves the neurologists are planning to stimulate, as well as what can be serviced near where you live. Also, most people probably only have experience with one type, so it might be hard to find anyone who can make a comparison for you.

Can you give us a few details about what each doctor said whe making the recommendation?

Sue

Hi Sheila,
Choosing which spinal cord stimulator can be a challenge. You may have noticed that I moved your message to this existing discussion where @elsa asked the very same question.

To help you with your research, here's a list of relevant discussions on Connect that you may wish to review:
– Implantable neurostimulator for chronic pain https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anybody-had-an-implantable-neurostimulator-for-chronic-pain/
– Has anyone one tried the HF10 Spinal Cord Stimulation Device?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hf-10-spinal-cord-stimulation-device-relieves-back-and-leg-pain/
– Spinal cord stimulation: Will Nevro help when Medtronic didn't? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/nevro/
– Has anyone had the Stimwave spine stimulator installed? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-any-had-the-stim-wave-installed/
– T.E.N.S. for spinal stenosis pain https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/t-e-n-s-for-spinal-stenosis-pain/

It sounds like your decision also relies on the choice of location. Do you live relatively close to a Mayo Clinic facility?

Boston Scientific is also the choice of Pain Management in Boise. That doctor has very little inter-personal communication with patients which is one factor. I did not care for the parathesia of Boston Sci. On my first appt with two neurosurgeons at Mayo, Phoenix when they looked me in the eye instead of the computer screen, my decision to go there was sealed. And they use HF10
Hope this helps.