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@jamezy13

Thanks for all the great info on here. I had a lower back fusion over 10 years ago which helped at that time. I am now more pain symptoms which has brought me to see a pain specialist and a back surgeon. I am just looking for relief again. One wants to put a nerve stimulation device in my back which the back surgeon said that should be last resort. Ibuprofen I use everyday. Hydrocodone on bad days. I am just wondering which is the best surgeon to remove the old hardware in my back then install new that will fix my back again. I am 58 yrs old right now

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Justin McClanahan, Moderator | @JustinMcClanahan | Jan 11, 2018

Hello @jamezy13,

Welcome to Connect. Thank you for posting about your back issues and sharing a bit about yourself. We have a recent conversation on Connect that members are discussing back surgeries and lingering pain that I think you may find relevant. I suggest clicking on the following link, reading through the discussion and participating where you feel comfortable,

- Surgical solutions to chronic cervical/back pain, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/surgical-solutions-to-chronic-cervicalback-pain/

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Jan 11, 2018

@jamezy13

I wish I had gotten the spinal cord stimulator implant much sooner than I did. It's really helped reduce my peripheral neuropathy pain. Burst DR is something you might want to research.

Jim

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