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Spinal stenosis and ablations
Hello, I have been having ablations for years with good luck but lately they are not lasting as long and they are not relieving as much pain. Have any of you experienced this? If so, what else have you tried besides surgery?
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Kris
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I too have spinal stenosis, sciatica, and scoliosis and I walk bent forward. I kept refusing the ablation because my sister has had 7 spinal procedures and nothing has improved her life but to put her into a wheelchair. I understand. I find it appalling that USA, FDA, pharmaceutical, pain management, and Ortho have not improved for patients in the last 35-40 years. Insurances tie up their hands and our bodies and mankind goes unnoticed.
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2 ReactionsI have went through so many injections, ablations that never worked except the first series of three injections and the first ablation I ever had done to my neck. I finally got the neuro spine stimulation implant and it helped.
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1 Reaction@k2misek and people whom abused the pain meds ruined it for those of us that live in pain everyday
@kris27 neuro spine stimulation implant...It helped treamendously but I have a bad spine from top to bottm, so still live in pain, but NOTHING like it was
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1 Reaction@jtoohey1 I don’t blame the people who got addicted to pain medication for the lack of progress in pain management. I wonder if there are any studies going on to find solutions.