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Has anyone tried the HF10 Spinal Cord Stimulation Device?

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Aug 12 2:56pm | Replies (375)
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@annie1

I had the Nevro HFX stim trial. It was very uncomfortable. The battery was taped to my back on the right side, and it was quite big and I couldn't sleep on my Back or that side, plus I couldn't Bend, Twist and Lift anything over 3 lbs. Or ride my bike. All these things amounted to my having poor sleep and becoming very stiff. The Dr called me today, the day after I got the stimulator removed and told me I had to decide Today if I was going to move to the permanent implant. This makes me very angry, being an intelligent and very independent person. I'm not "obeying" the Dr. I'm going to try acupuncture and homeopathy.

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martyk | @martyk | Dec 28, 2023

Let Us know if acupuncture or homeopathy helped. Good luck

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heisenberg34 | @heisenberg34 | Dec 28, 2023

Getting a SCS is a coin toss. Even if the trial gives you decent pain relief, there is no guarantee that the permanent implant will do as well. Plus. you cannot know how long it will provide relief. Could be a couple of years, or, it could be long-term. Mine gave me less relief than the trial, but was still decent. After about 3.5 years it just stopped working. Mine ws the Medtronics unit. Trial was not bad at all. Your doc may have just been trying to be helpful. How much pain relief did your trial provide on a 1 to 10 scale. My trial was about a 7 to 8. Permanent implant was about a 5.

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choosejoy | @choosejoy | Dec 28, 2023

One day to decide. That is ridiculous. I would likely be wary to go with that pain doctor for and procedures anymore.
I had months to decide. Yes the trial is cumbersome but I was actually able to sleep better even with the cumbersome of it. I used multiple pillows that I actually laid on, on my side. The implant will be internally installed so not that same issue.
Best of luck.

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scruffy1 | @scruffy1 | Dec 29, 2023

@annie1 I have posted before about my HFX experience since Oct. 27 when I got it to replace my HF10: night and day! I no longer have no lumbar pain! NONE! I did have a complication with one of the 16 connectors/electrodes so the Nevro rep uses the one on the opposite side of my spine and that works well to alleviate my chronic pain. Unfortunately, I'll need to have the lead removed if I ever need an MRI.

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