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Has anyone had a abbot spinal cord stimulator put in?

Posted by jnd2023 @jnd2023, Feb 13 1:41pm

Hi my name is Joe and new to the group. I have had 10 surgeries on my spine both neck and back. Now as before I deal with chronic pain worse than before all my surgeries. One big reason is scare tissue. I was wondering if anyone has had an Abbott spinal cord stimulator put in. And if it has helped? And how long you have had it installed. I’m thinking this might be my next thing to try. Would appreciate any input you could share. Thank you!

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vincescs | @vincescs | Feb 14 6:50am

I had the Abbott Eterna implanted in March of last year. It works great and helps manage my chronic back pain. Battery life is impressive and only requires charging every 6 or 8 weeks.

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jnd2023 | @jnd2023 | Feb 14 8:20am

Thank you for your feedback! So glad it is helping you.

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vikkitennis | @vikkitennis | Feb 14 10:26am

I have the Abbott Eterna. The Abbott Burst was implanted 2/23, but the battery was too big. 7/22, it was removed and the Eterna was implanted. It took five programs to find the correct setting to relieve the pain. I am happy with it.

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mayran24 | @mayran24 | Apr 9 4:03pm
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@vincescs

I had the Abbott Eterna implanted in March of last year. It works great and helps manage my chronic back pain. Battery life is impressive and only requires charging every 6 or 8 weeks.

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I had the Abbot stimulator installed in February 2024.
Have not had good results on a daily basis. What is the average strength you set on your generator?

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vincescs | @vincescs | Apr 9 6:55pm
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@mayran24

I had the Abbot stimulator installed in February 2024.
Have not had good results on a daily basis. What is the average strength you set on your generator?

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@mayran24 - I have my program strength set at 10, but I don't think you can compare across patients or implanted devices since there are so many variables. And you may still be recovering from the implant surgery.

It took me a few sessions with the device rep to get my settings right. He recommended increasing the program strength by only one number at a time and waiting several days to evaluate the impact on pain relief before increasing again. Apparently, many people increase the strength too quickly and overstimulate the nerves, which can cause irritation and more pain.

The other tip I can offer is to check your patient controller app from time to time to confirm nothing has changed. My device kept shutting itself off due to magnetic interference until the device rep disabled the magnet pairing function.

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mayran24 | @mayran24 | Apr 10 9:57am

Thank you for your helpful advise. Did you have any physical therapy sessions after your implant?

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vincescs | @vincescs | Apr 11 6:25am

No PT after the surgery. Just followed the activity restrictions for about 6 weeks and then resumed normal activities.

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