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@glenjunderwood

Hello fellow Chronic Pain sufferers my name is Glen and I'm a 72 year old retired ready mix truck driver (35 yrs.) My lower back pain started with my first laminectomy L-4 in 1979, I had another one L-5 in 2006. They were both successful but as I've aged the pain has gotten much worse. I've been diagnosed with pinched nerves and been through the Morphine, Opioids, and other pain meds. I'm currently taking 6, .75 Nucynta daily. They got me off the Opioids and helped alot at first but have been on them for 3+yrs. and aren't doing anything for me now. The Pain Center that I've been going to recommended that I try a Nevro HF10 Spinal Stimulator. With the trial stimulator implanted I had ABSOLUTELY no pain for a week! They then surgically implanted the battery pack but so far they haven't been able to dial it in to lessen the pain. That was 6 months ago. I'm keeping the faith in this unit but my resolve is weakening daily. I'm hoping some one out there reading this has had the same problems with Nevro? Please reply to give me some hope. Thank you in advance!

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I am interested in your result. I am sure you are not happy. I was on a Zoom call last month by a Neurologist in N.Carolina who is a chief investigator. Perhaps you were on that call also. I have a St.Jude Medical Neuromodulator installed in 2016. It may help a bit but probably not worth the inconvenience of not being able to get an MRI. I do have a friend who has had great success with a neuromodulator from a different. company.