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@paulbklyn

Hi I'm Paul suffering with posthepetic neurlgia. Have my second spinal cord stimulator implanted 3 months ago, helping somewhat. Pain is r/s neck and shoulder, sometimes hard to sleep. 7 yrs suffering but I wake up each morning and now go forward

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Dec 24, 2019

@paulbklyn

It took about 2 months before my stimulator began to affect the neuropathy pain in my feet, and several adjustments the first couple of months after that. After a year, I found that I needed adjustment every 3 months. My scs is a Burst DR from Abbott. While its efficacy is reduced now, after 2 1/2 years, I know that it's playing a role in the pain management, along with a few medications. I had an MRI a couple of months ago and 3 weeks later I discovered that I had never turned my scs back on. I didn't notice it at first, but the pain was increasing up until the moment that I couldn't remember turning it on. Its MRI comparability was one of the reasons I chose the Burst DR, as well as the fact that I have no vibration from it. It turns itself on for 30 seconds every 3 minutes, and I never feel any indication that it's on, unless I look at the iPad controller.

I hope you will be feeling less pain over the next few months.

Jim

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