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Implantable neurostimulator for chronic pain
Spine Health | Last Active: Jun 21, 2023 | Replies (334)Comment receiving replies
My now-85-year old neighbor needed an MRI, so he had the impedance checked on his leads. ALL 8 were bad on one side of his back! The MRI was necessary so he had surgery to remove the entire Nevro unit including leads. He took prescribed opioids until he discovered 0% THC hemp oil which he now takes twice a day in place of the opioids... and with remarkable results. GO FIGURE!
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@ursweetpam @jimhd Latest news is that he's no longer getting enough relief from the hemp oil, has an appointment this week with the doc to explore getting the a Nevro unit reinstalled with new leads. His problem was that the impedance for all 8 electrodes on one side had a level exceeding 10,000 so he couldn't get an MRI. Now that he's gotten the MRI and addressed problems it uncovered, he wants a stimulator. I needed an MRI and had to get the levels checked, were all under 1000 but the people here at the SE Georgia Health System will still not do an MRI. We have to go up to an imaging center in Savannah, about an hour north. They gladly do them when they have the impedance levels certified. They merely require that you turn off the unit.