Very encouraging ……… thanks !

I'm new to the site and the conversation. I had my spine stimulator removed just two weeks ago after three years of adjusting and working with my pain management doctor. The trial gave me some relief, so we progressed with the hope to achieve more. Unfortunately, it didn't work out. The stimulator was attempted after having minimal relief from injections and ablations became ineffective. Hopefully the stimulator will work better for others. I had no issues with the device itself. It just didn't work for me.

Received very little benefit from the spinal stimulator.

Seems to be a common response

Hi. I'm Maddiemae. I had the stimulator, Boston Scientific, implanted 2 years ago and it worked for about a year. It stopped so I had it removed a month ago. My central pain syndrome causes a severe burning sensation. So I'll see how it goes now.

What kind of pills are the leg cramp pills? Are they magnesium-based or homeopathic?

I have a Nevro HF10 SCS implanted 7 months ago. I have the same situation as glenjunderwood. I too had pain I have contacted my rep at Nevro for assistance and was getting the run around or it taking days for a call back. I went to pain management, and they looked at me like I was crazy. I have been shocked in my leg while in bed and two days later shocked in the battery implant. I was in severe pain and didn't know where to turn. Finally went back to my pain management doctor, because no help from Nevro. The doctor had me get x-rays of my entire spine and contacted Nevro rep to come and see me at his office. Found out 7 months later after multiple phone calls to Nevo and pain management visits, that my x-rays were mislabeled when the device was placed, and the stimulator leads shifted. So now they have created programs that they hope work, they have not worked so far. The programs that we tried for the 7 months, were set up based on the x-ray of placement of my leads. None of them worked because of mislabeling of the vertebrae on the x-ray. The pain following the two shocks has been unbearable, but no one is helping me to relieve the pain. I do not take pain medication other than Tylenol. My trial SCS worked fantastically and was back to work two days after the procedure. I am a nurse and I have not been able to work since February 14, 2023, due to pain, unsteady gait, and exhaustion. If anyone else has had a similar issue with this stimulator, please let me know.

Have had a Abbott spinal nerve stimulator in my lumbar area for over a year now. I get pretty good relief for lower half of my body but I am also having pain in both shoulders. Was told I need a shoulder replacement but am unable to have surgery due to numerous other physical issues. Not sure what else I can try?

Again. Thanks for logging in. You may have motivated me to sign up to join the YMCA. I looked at doing that at the beginning of the year but the walk the indoor pool even from the handicapped parking spaces left me exhausted before I even got to locker room much less the pool. I was in Florida for two weeks in the middle of September and really did enjoy just being in the pool and the ocean. Took a lot of pressure off my joints.

Hope your shoulder situation improves.

Just as your experience. Had very good results from the temporary Boston Scientific stimulator, but did not expereience even close to the same results after the installation of the permanent device. I have since quit even charging the device.