spinal cord stimulator
tinaann
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Hi my name is Tina and I am new on here
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I suffer with lower back pain in which I have a spinal cord stimulator for but also have a serveir form of arthritis, so I was wondering if it is worth keeping the stimulator in as that does not take away the Arthritic pain away. Am feeling really tearful and low at the moment. HELP
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Hi @tinaann welcome to the community, I have moved your post to the chronic pain category where I hope others will be able to help.
Scope
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Hi @tinaann how are you getting on? Do you see a specialised pain clinic?
Scope
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I found this info about Spinal Cord Stimulators that may be useful?Scope
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Hi I have a Medtronic stimulator fitted for Chronic pain of the perinium. The device has had some success however it isn't as great as I hoped for. I still use my device 24x7.
Re your situation could you not go back to the pain management people to see if they could adjust the leads / level of stimulation in an effort to reduce the arthritic pain as well as your back pain? It has to be worth a shout unless you already tried this.
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