Comparison of Spinal Cord Stimulators from Boston Sci., Nevro

Glen, I had my Nevro implanted in November 2021 and have experienced the same situation as you have. They have tried multiple programs on me to no avail. I have met with the Nevro reps on multiple occasions to try and find the correct setting to get some relief. Like you, my trial worked wonderfully but with the permanent implant only a very slight relief. I am determined to make this work as I believe it will help bring relief to my legs and lower back. They tell me not to give up or be frustrated as they have so many programs to work with so I will keep at it.

My name is Glen and i have had the Nevro HF10 spinal stimulator implanted since Sept 1, 2021 and the company rep hasn't been able to dial it in on my terrible lower back pain yet. I have complete confidence in this unit because the temporary one that they inserted worked unbelievably well. It's been 6 months and counting with no relief thus far. I'm hoping to reach out and hear from anyone out there about their experiences with this Nevro unit. Please help if you can! Thank You!

The reps kept saying dont over stimulate. Didnt make sense cause I felt that I was never stimulated. I figure out that there not one setting for all. You have to set a setting for 2 to 3 weeks to give your body time to adjust and for you to feel any improvement. It like the game hot or cold. If the setting not helping you are cold. If it feels better you are getting warm. If level 1 and 5 lites are good for me it might be worst for you. Just keep changing and play the game you get hot before you know it

I had it removed I could not get the adjustment made by the Medtronics support team to make changes; they were never available.

My name is Glen and i have had the Nevro HF10 spinal stimulator implanted since Sept 1, 2021 and the company rep hasn't been able to dial it in on my terrible lower back pain yet. I have complete confidence in this unit because the temporary one that they inserted worked unbelievably well. It's been 6 months and counting with no relief thus far. I'm hoping to reach out and hear from anyone out there about their experiences with this Nevro unit. Please help if you can! Thank You!

Have been experiencing ongoing back pain (primary lower back) and mobility issue even though I had Laminectomy and Spinal Fusion surgery 15 months ago. My neurosurgeon who performed the surgery said that nothing looks out of order based upon a recent MRI and CT Scan. I went to get another opinion from a spine specialist who upon having my x-rays said that the surgery did not take. Specifically he said that I have screws that are coming loose in the S-1 / L5 area and also some kind of spacer needs to be replaced at lower end of my spine. Plus there are two screws loose at the T-10 vertebrae.

Originally this specialist told me that one of the options would be an ALIB or something like that where they enter through your navel and do a minimally evasive procedure. But today he said that he thinks that there would be a less than 50% chance that I would have any appreciable change in either my pain and / or mobility condition. He said that the MRI showed that there are no pinched nerve as that may be contributing to my pain.

So, I am now scheduled to see another specialist who would do some kind of spinal stimulator procedure which would be targeted to help relieve my pain. So with the long lead up, has anybody has any experience with this kind of procedure and / or application, good or bad ? The online research said that there have been some good results.

I also am to see a neurologist about my mobility issues. It is like my brain is telling my legs to move but they aren’t getting the message and have extreme difficulty getting around, although I ditched the wheel chair last year and the walker earlier this year and have been on a cane since then but very unstable.

Any thoughts or comments about your personal experience would be appreciated.

Note: I also have peripheral neuropathy that certainly impacts my mobility but was told that in having my Laminectomy and Spinal Fusion surgery it might improve my peripheral neuropathy. It hasn’t.

Please go to the discussion on Spinal Cord Stimulator’s elsewhere. If you do get one, work closely with their techs and follow instructions re how long to leave changes in place.

Have been experiencing ongoing back pain (primary lower back) and mobility issue even though I had Laminectomy and Spinal Fusion surgery 15 months ago. My neurosurgeon who performed the surgery said that nothing looks out of order based upon a recent MRI and CT Scan. I went to get another opinion from a spine specialist who upon having my x-rays said that the surgery did not take. Specifically he said that I have screws that are coming loose in the S-1 / L5 area and also some kind of spacer needs to be replaced at lower end of my spine. Plus there are two screws loose at the T-10 vertebrae.

Originally this specialist told me that one of the options would be an ALIB or something like that where they enter through your navel and do a minimally evasive procedure. But today he said that he thinks that there would be a less than 50% chance that I would have any appreciable change in either my pain and / or mobility condition. He said that the MRI showed that there are no pinched nerve as that may be contributing to my pain.

So, I am now scheduled to see another specialist who would do some kind of spinal stimulator procedure which would be targeted to help relieve my pain. So with the long lead up, has anybody has any experience with this kind of procedure and / or application, good or bad ? The online research said that there have been some good results.

I also am to see a neurologist about my mobility issues. It is like my brain is telling my legs to move but they aren’t getting the message and have extreme difficulty getting around, although I ditched the wheel chair last year and the walker earlier this year and have been on a cane since then but very unstable.

Any thoughts or comments about your personal experience would be appreciated.

Note: I also have peripheral neuropathy that certainly impacts my mobility but was told that in having my Laminectomy and Spinal Fusion surgery it might improve my peripheral neuropathy. It hasn’t.

Hello @covenantdga, you may notice I moved your discussion and combined it with an existing discussion titled, "How did you get relief with a spinal stimulator? Adjustments? -https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/nevro-spinal-stimulator-patients"

I did this so you could read the experiences like members @rangerlester @bunnybear (who you have already met).

@covenantdga, did the specialist you were referred to say what kind of stimulator you were going to have? Many members start with a trial period before more permanent options are explored, is this what you will be having done as well?

Have been experiencing ongoing back pain (primary lower back) and mobility issue even though I had Laminectomy and Spinal Fusion surgery 15 months ago. My neurosurgeon who performed the surgery said that nothing looks out of order based upon a recent MRI and CT Scan. I went to get another opinion from a spine specialist who upon having my x-rays said that the surgery did not take. Specifically he said that I have screws that are coming loose in the S-1 / L5 area and also some kind of spacer needs to be replaced at lower end of my spine. Plus there are two screws loose at the T-10 vertebrae.

Originally this specialist told me that one of the options would be an ALIB or something like that where they enter through your navel and do a minimally evasive procedure. But today he said that he thinks that there would be a less than 50% chance that I would have any appreciable change in either my pain and / or mobility condition. He said that the MRI showed that there are no pinched nerve as that may be contributing to my pain.

So, I am now scheduled to see another specialist who would do some kind of spinal stimulator procedure which would be targeted to help relieve my pain. So with the long lead up, has anybody has any experience with this kind of procedure and / or application, good or bad ? The online research said that there have been some good results.

I also am to see a neurologist about my mobility issues. It is like my brain is telling my legs to move but they aren’t getting the message and have extreme difficulty getting around, although I ditched the wheel chair last year and the walker earlier this year and have been on a cane since then but very unstable.

Any thoughts or comments about your personal experience would be appreciated.

Note: I also have peripheral neuropathy that certainly impacts my mobility but was told that in having my Laminectomy and Spinal Fusion surgery it might improve my peripheral neuropathy. It hasn’t.