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I've been researching this and have an appointment with a pain management specialist at Columbia University...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/904086/
indicating that patients with the HFX stimulator ... I believe Nevro stimulators are MRI ... neurosurgeon who implanted my current SCS ... (Boston Scientific) is that DRG stimulator
Discussion: Which is better for neuropathy foot pain DRG or Nevro HFX?
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 29, 2023
I had a SCS implanted in my spine about 2012 ti help me wuth my severe...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/852138/
correctly and it no longer provided stimulation ... was working, but the stimulation was ... hip and down my left leg, the entire stimulation ... sure you are ready for a Spinal Cord Stimulator ... forward with implanting a Spinal Cord Stimulator
Discussion: Anyone tried Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain?
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 30, 2023
Hello. I am a new member and wanted to comment on the “rubbery legs syndrome.” I,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/848015/
if anyone has had the spinal cord stimulator ... (SCS) implanted, and if you are having
Discussion: "Rubbery" Legs?
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 23, 2023
I had a C5-6, C6-7 fusion years ago. After a long recovery I felt pretty good....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/826840/
after having a cervical spinal cord stimulator ... tried to discourage me from having the SCS
Discussion: Not sure what to do next
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Mar 16, 2023
it’s a spinal chord stimulator SCS - outpatient surgery attaches 2 leads to the disk causing...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/826654/
it’s a spinal chord stimulator SCS - ... & L5 - leads are attached to a stimulator ... is a remote that is programmed to stimulate ... The stimulation blocks the message that
Discussion: Chronic pain - Let's talk
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Mar 15, 2023
@ashley302 When my neuropathy pain got unbearable, I had a spinal cord stimulator implant, and had...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/157988/
got unbearable, I had a spinal cord stimulator ... first year, then I had to get the stimulator ... to discuss a dorsal root ganglion stimulator ... with the Abbott rep who adjusts my stimulator ... that will affect the way he resets my scs
Discussion: Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 23, 2019
@JustinMcClanahan hi justin! Have any connect members had an off label peripheral stimulator (i.e. used an...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/218772/
members had an off label peripheral stimulator ... (i.e. used an SCS stimulator in another ... sensitive right now and cannot run stimulator
Discussion: Pudendal Nerve Entrapment/Neuropathy/Damage
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 21, 2018
Beckie, are you certain that you can't use the spinal cord stimulator with a-fib? An ER...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/94048/
that you can't use the spinal cord stimulator ... caerdiologist to make certain that the SCS ... real solid no before giving up on the SCS ... heart beat and he is a candidate for a SCS
Discussion: Implantable neurostimulator for chronic pain
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 1, 2018
@miro @cjpeterson I have written about my scs implant in previous posts. I had been having...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/94015/
cjpeterson I have written about my scs ... I have a Burst DR stimulator, implanted ... something that's common procedure for the scs ... vibration that can be felt anytime the stimulator ... Jude scs is that it's MRI compatible
Discussion: Implantable neurostimulator for chronic pain
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Nov 26, 2017
@enmerzergmailcom Sadly, I haven’t found any relief. I just had a spinal cord stimulator implanted about...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1427661/
I just had a spinal cord stimulator ... Since that seems to be what SCS’s work ... starting to look into a pain pump if the SCS
Discussion: Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Oct 31, 2025
I have not had my SCS removed, but I can empathize with the situation you're in....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/908316/
I have not had my SCS removed, but I ... My ABBOTT SCS never worked from day ... ) as a result of these spinal cord stimulators
Discussion: Spinal Cord Stimulator Removal
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Aug 5, 2023
Hi. I am a 62-year-old male living on Long Island, NY. I suffered a fracture &...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/150695/
In 2006 I had a spinal cord stimulator ... (SCS) implanted. ... They also removed the SCS.
Discussion: Chronic Back Pain for Years
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 25, 2019
@annie1 I didn't realize my post even went through because it dropped when I was still...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1455695/
two options are: 1) a spinal cord stimulator ... patients that got good pain relief from a SCS ... that is placed inside of me so the SCS ... The one issue most people who have a SCS
Discussion: Can degenerative disc disease be helped by fusion really?
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Dec 7, 2025