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Has anyone had a spine stimulator put in there lumbar area? Did it hel
Spine Health | Last Active: Apr 17 9:14am | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
I, too, had the Spinal Cord Stimulator put in. I, too, had zero relief from the pain from which I’ve suffered for 15 years. I’ve had multiple surgeries for scoliosis which did indeed help straighten my spine; however, left me with unrelenting pain. Unfortunately, the SCS did not EVER relieve me from this awful pain. I was very disappointed, to say the least.
So, the moral of my story is I’m still on narcotics after 15 years. Very, very upsetting.
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I empathize completely........you have my support and understanding. The stimulators are not the "fix-all" that they are advertised to be.
I'm so sorry to hear that you still have pain after the SCS. I am going for a trial use with it but not getting my hopes up. Which one did you have put in ? Do you mind if I ask which narcotics you are in ? I may have to go that route.
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I'm really sorry to hear this. Did you have to go through a trial to qualify for implant or are you saying the trial gave you zero relief? I'm in the US and a trial is standard. I had over 50% relief with the trial so I recently had the implant. He told me going in that I would probably not get 100% pain relief but my life would improve significantly. Three different neurosurgeons had told me there was nothing they could do surgically that would relieve my L5 nerve pain and SCS might help. I'm at the beginning stage of finding the best program to use. The pain down my left leg is gone but I'm still having pain in the lowest part of my back with sitting for long periods. I've had one programming session with the rep and I understand it takes a few. He is in contact with me every 3-4 days to help with the 5 options he created. I'm so sorry the SCS wasn't for you, dealing with chronic pain is awful.