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Comments (178)
Hello Everyone, Here is my experience with SCS. I got approx 5 weeks of relief before...
were most definitely not due to the Stimulator ... in my spinal column , abdomen and legs ... diagnosed with Poly-Neuralgia and my right leg ... Removal surgery was nothing like the inplanting ... Pls think very carefully before inplanting
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: 2 days ago
I had surgery for spinal stenosis. I went back for my 6 week follow-up with still...
continued with pain until I had a spinal stimulator ... implanted. ... It did take the pain from my legs and
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jul 24 9:12am
I received the 7 day trial from Abbott and I can tell you first had that...
My leg, hip, and lower back has been ... the trial the pain was gone in my leg ... I am set to have it implanted because ... I absolutely recommend the Abbott implant ... nerve stimulator.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 28 10:37am
I have a Boston Scientific stimulator implant for 3 yrs. Started having neuropathy problems in 2020....
I have a Boston Scientific stimulator ... implant for 3 yrs. ... Stimulator is aimed to my feet only. ... One on each leg to aim at my feet and ... If anyone has tried the leg implants
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 25 7:58pm
@bgbspring, You might want to scan through a similar discussion that I think is the same...
asking about: -- Peripheral nerve stimulators ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/peripheral-nerve-stimulators ... #39;s a search of Connect for "stimulator ... implants legs" that lists the different ... search=stimulator%20implant%20+legs
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 26 7:26am
I had my NevroHFX spinal cord stimulator implanted (following a week’s trial with an external one...
I had my NevroHFX spinal cord stimulator ... implanted (following a week’s trial ... But… my leg weakness will always be
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 10 2:38pm
Barrow is a very well respected medical institution. But like others have said it never hurts...
issues in the buttocks and down the leg ... relief of the pain running down my leg ... having a Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator ... implanted.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jun 16 1:49pm
Hello! I have my second spinal cord stimulator, which was implanted in 2016. It was then...
I have my second spinal cord stimulator ... , which was implanted in 2016. ... back pain that radiates down your legs ... invasive in your spine, including implanting ... a stimulator .
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Sep 25, 2024
I have had multiple epidurals and pain free for only 1 1/2 days. I have 4...
diagnosing the root cause of your leg ... remove the electrodes before they implant ... the stimulator.
I understand this completely. Until I started taking Gabapentin for my pain- I was probably suicidal....
When I was waiting for the stimulator ... that is now implanted in my back I ... With the stimulator, 2 Gabapentin a ... diverticulitis, and fluid build up in lower legs ... put any stockings or anything on my legs
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jun 26, 2024
I have had CRPS for 16 years. I have had two spinal cord stimulators implanted -...
I have had two spinal cord stimulators ... implanted - one in 2012 and one in ... That helps both feet and lower legs.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Feb 6, 2024
I’m a 100% service-connected disabled Vet now 27 surgeries into life and unfortunately there will be...
both implanted (2015) and explanted ... travels from lumbar region down my left leg ... be difficult for me to recommend a stimulator ... Regarding the stimulator, the batteries ... who is long-term happy with their implant
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Dec 23, 2023
I had total hip replacement in June,2021, then the implant repositioned deeper inside my femur, and...
replacement in June,2021, then the implant ... laying, unless I try to move my left leg ... in for trial period of Spinal Cord Stimulation
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Nov 21, 2023
While gabapentin may have been a “terrible” drug for you there are many others of us...
from permanent nerve damage in my leg ... I am considering having a spinal stimulator ... implanted but will do the trial first
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jul 14, 2023
I have had clicking in my left knee since 3 months post op. I am now...
One pain doc wants to implant a peripheral ... nerve stimulator in my leg but not
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jul 6, 2023
I am 45 and have non-diabetic neropathy. In my youth I was a gymnast for 10...
feeling going up to my knees in both legs ... I also have lower back and leg pain. ... great candidate for a spinal chord stimulator ... considered this option or has had this implant
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 8, 2023
I had a SCS implanted in my spine about 2012 ti help me wuth my severe...
I had a SCS implanted in my spine about ... the SCS in my spine and implanted the ... and in my left hip and down my left leg ... , the entire stimulation was on the ... lessen my severe back, hip, groin, and leg
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 30, 2023
Hello. I am a new member and wanted to comment on the “rubbery legs syndrome.” I,...
wanted to comment on the “rubbery legs ... 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 NEVRO spinal cord stimulator implanted 13 months ago, and it never relieved my...
I had a NEVRO spinal cord stimulator ... implanted 13 months ago, and it never ... relieved my leg pain, and I’ve tried
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 27, 2023
I have severe neuropathy in my feet and ankles and nerve pain in groin from a...
hernis operation and had 2 spinal stimulation ... pain so I did not get a permanent implant ... caused me to developed RLS (Restless Leg
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 29, 2023