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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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jholland | @jholland | Mar 10, 2023

Has been recommended but insurance doesn’t pay any or little for any so far. Please post your findings. I Jan EDS and 4 THRs + old!! Need help.

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finny4606 | @finny4606 | Mar 11, 2023
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@jholland

Has been recommended but insurance doesn’t pay any or little for any so far. Please post your findings. I Jan EDS and 4 THRs + old!! Need help.

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I have one but it never worked.

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jholland | @jholland | Mar 11, 2023

Guess is all good. Doesn’t work and no info sent = not good company.

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pullent | @pullent | Mar 13, 2023

Not sure what HF10 refers to, but I had a Boston Scietific Wavewriter installed 3-4 years ago. The Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) Implant eliminates the majority of sciatic pain.
At times I am not sure if it helps with Lumbar pain until I notice the back pain increasing and discover that I accidentally turned it off.
The implant does not eliminate as much Lumbar pain as I wish, but it seems to help.
I was skepticle when doing the trial, but with the 95% reduction for sciatica, I am glad that I have it.
I was having major sciatic pain starting several months prior to the implant.
Seeing an Orthopaedic surgeon and a Nuerosurgen this week to discuss a 2nd SCS Implant for the Thoracic area.
I failed the Radio Frequency Ablation tests for the Lumbar and Thoracic areas, injections stopped working, so SCS Implants are about the only option remaining that I am aware of for my problems.
Good luck with your never ending struggles to reduce PAIN.

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annie1 | @annie1 | Nov 9, 2023
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@sallymagint

@patrick17 there is absolutely no doubt the devices had a positive outcome for pain management, especially with the damage I was left with following earlier Spinal trauma. In this respect I highly recommend them. It was just very unfortunate that it meant I could not have an MRI which would have picked up the other deficits I was suffering from earlier.
I can only hope that future developments in pain management come up with a similar device that is MRI compatiable because they really can be very beneficial.

In terms of the different types, the two brands were very different. The Medtronic ones I could feel the tingling in the areas the device was programmed to focus. The Nevro was a high frequency one so I couldn’t feel it working. In terms of the two different devices the Medtronic was good in the sense that each time the cycle stopped/started I would feel it kick in. Of course over time I became semi conscious of this happening so there was no thought process about it. If my pain was really bad I could use the remote to increase or change to another program to seek relief and would feel it tingle faster, stronger etc... The Nevro gave better pain relief for me overall even though I couldn’t actually feel it. Again I could increase or change the program to fit with the varied levels of pain. It really helped with nerve pain in legs/back and neuropathy in feet.
I do remember when it was suggested we try the Nevro and I read all the info, I thought ‘I’m not sure how this is going to work because if I can’t feel is working how is it going to change the pain?’ I was was pleasantly surprised how much it did help.

Whatever you decide make sure you research and ask questions of Drs and other patients who have used pain devices - good luck

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Thanks for your post. I have severe lumbar stenosis which causes severe cramping in my calf muscles and throbbing. My Back dosen't hurt so much, it's mostly my legs.

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annie1 | @annie1 | Nov 9, 2023
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@karendn

I have had the implant device only for spinal pain. My experience unfortunately was aweful. It caused my right leg to feel as heavy as a tree trunk & I had “zips” of excruciating pain when that happened. Down my legs, one arm & shoulder. I let them continue to adjust things on their side for 3 weeks. They had implanted mine because after the trial I told them I really couldn’t tell a difference! After the third week of sleepless nights, people staring because I couldn’t make my right leg work correctly & had to drag it around, on top of way more pain than I started with; I asked that they be removed! Apparently that’s not too uncommon according to the anesthesiologist I had. Good luck hon with whatever your decision is! Everyone’s body is different; you may have a wonderful experience… you kind of have to go with your gut on this one. My advice as an RN… “If your pain is manageable with your current treatment; leave well enough alone!” But if your pain has been relentless & nothing you’ve tried has given you relief, “then by all means try something different!” Best of luck! Peace & Joy!!🫶🏼🙏🏼🙌🏼

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Hi thanks for your post. I can manage but I only sleep about 3 or 4 hours a night. My calf muscles throb all night and I have bad cramps. The Dr offered the Nevro HF 10 or Boston Scientific. I have to do the test. Looking for feedback on the two devices. Thanks

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annie1 | @annie1 | Dec 19, 2023
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@colleenyoung

Wise advice, @sallymagint. It is so important to research when comparing medical devices.

Patrick, you may be interested in reading this blog post
- New Developments in Spinal Stimulation for Pain Management https://connect.mayoclinic.org/page/adult-pain-medicine/newsfeed/new-developments-in-spinal-stimulation/

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I'm having the Nevro HFX trial for severe lumbar stenosis that causes throbbing in my calf muscles after walking or standing for only 3 or 4 minutes. I am having last minute jitters. Does anyone know if there have been any nerve damage or extremely negative effects during the trial for this device ?

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laughlin1947 | @laughlin1947 | Dec 19, 2023
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@annie1

Thanks for your post. I have severe lumbar stenosis which causes severe cramping in my calf muscles and throbbing. My Back dosen't hurt so much, it's mostly my legs.

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If you taking a statin for LDL cholesterol reduction, it has a side effect of cramping. Take it in the AM, not before bedtime. Otherwise, take magnesium and potassium supplements before bedtime.

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laughlin1947 | @laughlin1947 | Dec 19, 2023

My wife is waiting for insurance provider approval. Her pain management doctor has had success with his patients since 2017.

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annie1 | @annie1 | Dec 19, 2023
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@laughlin1947

My wife is waiting for insurance provider approval. Her pain management doctor has had success with his patients since 2017.

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Do you mean for the spinal cord stimulator? I'd be interested in knowing who the doctor is and where he's located since he's been having success for so long. And also is that success with the spinal cord stimulator that you're talking about?

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