Spinal Cord Stimulator Removal

The pain is really killing me , the 2nd stroke chronic pain in my both shoulders, right at the top joints and the pain in my hands, and down arms I can’t explain the pain as hands are extremely hard to touch .. I’m worse off now..

But thanks , for u comment ..

I have a spinal stimulator four about 5 years now. It never really helped. I’ve had 3 spine surgeries. The last one where the dr fusied my lower spine. That took 3 months to recover from. My back still hurts.

I had a spinal fusion on L5/S1 10 years ago. The pain is still here. My pain specialist has me on Norco for 5 years. Its the only thing that helps me do my daily tasks. I live alone in a big house.
He also tried the spinal stimulator on me and after trying 6 programs, he removed it because no programs helped. This is what is going with my body. So people have better luck than I did.

@linda6101 I had the same fusion 9 years ago. Like you, it did not relieve my pain. Had Medtronics spinal cord stimulator implanted in 2018. It helped quite a bit. Then, in 2021 it just stopped working. In 2023 I had a pain pump implanted. I’ve had one day of decent pain relief just over a month ago. Nothing since. I’m going back tomorrow to get pump checked out. Until nine years ago I was in perfect health. This constant pain is a real bummer. Hope you can find some relief.

I had a L4 and L5 fusion in Feb. 2025. I done ok for awhile but now I can’t stand for ten minutes without having excruciating pain in my legs and still use the walker.