I had mine put in Wednesday today is Friday the pain um feeling now is way worse than the pain I was having that led me to getting the implant😢😭😭😭😭😭

Aloha my bruddah 🤙 I just had to stem surgery 6 days ago and I'm still a lot of pain too bruddah 🤙 stay strong Mahalo 🤙

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I have the same stimulator and I had 3 battery replacements within 6 years. They say the batteries supposedly last for 5 years each,strike 1. Strike 2 it causes me to have strong spasms in my body. When this battery dies I’m having the system removed.

Hi Gabe! How are you doing now? I hope you're well

Did have to stay in hospital

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I just had my spinal cord stimulator in today and im in alot of pain i had a lamatamy with it how do you get through the pain the trial worked awesome for me so im just hopeing. In the next few days to get through the pain

hmmm, I've seen people say that their implant surgery went great and they had little to no pain just days later. I had my Gallbladder removed with zero medication, but tons of meditation. So what's the follow up on this? How did it all pan out?

You can definelty feel mine and also see it which I hate. I am quite slim so it's even more visible

I had it done 5 days ago. I fully agree, it hurts like hell, no pain meds for me tho only over the counter. Wish they gave me morphine. They would never give me that over here. I was very surprised how much pain I was in, had 2 panic attacks just after the surgery coz Of pain then it started bleeding thru, nurses asking me why in crying? Now I have second thoughts why I had it done. I talk about chronic pain on my channel

Damn Gabe.. I'm sorry you are going through all this. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us on KZbin. Hope you get to feeling better soon.. Take care.

Please make another update>

How are you doing now ?

how is you back? and the scs update??

Gabe, hi. I had the Nevro stimulator put in Dec.28 2018. The pain that came after was not explained to me, I was really shocked by how much pain I was in. It took a good 3 or 4 weeks before the incision in my middle back felt just a little better. I had to accept the fact that it was going to be a while before I could focus on something other than the pain. I hope you find that it helps with your issues. I wanted to tell you, your not alone.

My SCS surgery is in October. I had back surgery so I’m expecting some post surgery pain

Hello~ now that it's 2019 - how are you? Did you continue the use of the same device? Would love to know your latest status with this device.

You didn’t get the Nevro Stimulator right?

Hello Gabe and others. I just had a Spinal Cord Stim implanted 6 weeks ago and yes the pain after surgery was horrible! I think it was so bad because I had been on a lot of pain meds before the surgery, so what they gave me for pain after the surgery just couldn't work. I had asked the doctor about this before the surgery and if I should try to taper off a bit before the surgery and was told "oh no, don't worry about it we will be able to control your pain." Well that was total BS. I do have a question, however, for those of you that have a stimulator implanted and these pains that I am still having that I know I directly related to the surgery because I never had this before, but they are so strange and I cannot get any answers from my doctor. The serious pain I am having now, 6 weeks after the surgery is this pain in my upper back. It is like the worse muscle spasm in the world. The pain sometimes goes from that shoulder and spreads around under my ribs. My stimulator is on the left side and on the flank area of my body, but this is my upper back. Has anyone experienced anything like this? Or am I just a nut case who is afraid to call my doctor because I know he will just tell me it doesn't have anything to do with the surgery and I should talk with my PC doc, which I have done and who tells me he doesn't have a clue! Anyway, sorry for the very long post.

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Are you okey ? How you been .. I am transgender 2.5 years on T I had a hysterectomy and top surgery and I don’t want to get anymore surgery. I’m so scared of my Health my body feel so weak I think testosterone might affect the internal body

I just had mine implanted yesterday, and I've had several surgeries... this by FAR, is the most painful. You are not over reacting at all! Your video helped me very much, I thought I was being a baby.. thank you!

If a stimulator sends a shock it can’t be any different then when I’m hurting so bad and move the wrong way my body feels a horrible shock that hurts it scares me when that happens. I don’t know why that happens.

Are you able to walk? This is a old video. How are you feeling now?

My back and leg pain caused me to lose weight I’m less then 90lbs

I been to several neurosurgeons and they all mentioned that I’m not a candidate for back surgery. I’m in excruciating pain 24/7 I do take meds and when I’m laying down that’s about they only little relief I get. I have neurofibromatosis that’s where you get tumors on any nerve you have and tumors can grow there. I have multiple tumors in my spine and the last dr appointment I had the dr explain that there is a widening at the end of my spine with spinal fluid. So that’s been giving me most of my pain and why I’m unable to walk. Why didn’t any of the Drs give me options like spine stimulators. Am I supposed to suffer like this forever? I feel like the longer this pain is there the more nerve damage will occur. All I want is to be able to walk again. I know I will always have pain. But I think if I can walk again maybe I can do some therapy to gain strength. That’s why I think maybe the simulator might help even if it doesn’t take all my pain away. So do you know why none of the Drs never mentioned it to me?

Thanks for this information. Just nice to hear all kinds of outcomes. Hope u are getting better sleep. Good luck

Just has this surgery done and I know exactly how you felt. I feel like I wanna die ughhh

The question is did it work or not that's the problem that's why I brought up this KZbin video I got no input thumbs down

Gabe: What happened to this channel? How are you today?

Gabe did you have a prior spine surgery or did you just get SCS? Disregard I finished watching you video.

Wow!! Doing my tiral now on day 6 . You look great BTW... Good luck!!!

Hi Gabe!i hope you get this message. I received my permanent SCS 6 mos ago following 20 yrs of spinal pain. I have had 11 surgeries and fusions with hardware in my cervical 3-7, thoracic 7-12 and Lumbar 1-5. Due to the many surgeries, I developed a condition in which cobweb like scar tissue attaches to the covering of the spinal cord called arachnoiditis causing severe neuropathy/radiculopathy in both lower legs, ankles and especially both feet. I am having good success with the SCS which is a St Jude’s Burst model. It’s taken 6 mos for us to be able to find the optimal protocol. I would estimate an approx improvement of 75%. I’ve actually been able to wear closed toe shoes twice in the last month. Yay! I was wondering if you are still taking pain meds? My pain mgmt dr is trying to wean me off of my meds, especially the Norco and the Flexaril. I’ve been able to cut the Norco by 50%, the muscle relaxer by 30% but the Gabapentin is a different story. I truly don’t see myself coming off of it unless it totally stops relieving the residual pain. If you’re on Gabapentin, have you had any memory loss? You mentioned that your battery life is 5 yrs. You need to research the St Jude’s stim. It’s expected to last 8-10 yrs. when they checked my battery’s rate of usage, it was calculated to last almost 10 yrs. I have to agree with you that this was indeed a very difficult surgery. It was harder for me than the large fusion that had me in ICU for a week and in Rehab for a month. I think the docs. undersold the pain and the length of recovery time! You mentioned that you were having digestive/colon issues too. If you are able, will you share that info too. I have had to see a specialist due to severe diarrhea.. I hope to get a response back and wish you luck with your SCS and your transition. Regards!

Medtronic does a vagus nerve stimulator...

I'm doing the TRIAL MARCH 15 2018 for CHRONIC PAIN IN BOTH TITANIUM KNEES. PLEASE PRAY FOR ME.

do you have an activity that you can do to distract yourself from the pain? before I was "floxed" (adverse reaction to Levaquin, Cipro, Floxin etc) I used to weld for making art. I made a lot of pain art and welding , i have to concentrate so much on safety and creativity, I do it and the brain feels a lot less pain but I can only do that in short periods of time. i hope you find ways to distract yourself as much as you can from your suffering. at least .1 percent of the time. paul

Thanks for telling so much about your experience. I'm curious about the nerve pain you have and whether you were ever given a floroquinolone antibiotic like levaquin or cipro. that stuff causes nerve pain and a lot of people say they have fibro but then i ask about antibiotics anda lot of them, their eyes light up and they say... yeh.. i had levaquin before this started. hummm

I am very interested in a group of people supporting eachother who are in severe continual pain. I was given the antibiotic LEVAQUIN 20 years ago, and I had a devastating delayed reaction. After 7 days, my ankles exploded. I was swollowing time bombs. Both of my achilles tendons ruptured. they were like rubber bands under the skin trying to break through the skin in both legs. I wanted a double amputation it was so painful. stupid doctors in 1998 knew nothing, not even given pain relief when cast on. It was hell. Pain in my calfs have been terrible for 20 years. I have really bad tendonitis and nerve pain. toes are freezing cold and bottom of calves are freezing sometimes, and bottom of feet are bright red and I want to die at those moments until some pain meds kick in which I hate to take. damn that company. did they tell my delayed reactions can ruin your life forever? My lawyer tried to sue the stupid doctor and that failed and now everyone is suing the company and has a driver to get them around. my life stinks with this pain. I tried the st judes system but after a few days the WIRES FELL OUT. I HAD A TAIL! WTF? I could not do this again with that traumatic situation. the doctor said it was the first time he ever saw that.. which i don't believe. how can the wires stay in place if you are upright? gravity obviously is a factor and the doctors can't sew the leads in on a trial so i'm confused how the trial can work with wires dangling loose?

thank you so very much I will update take care

If you could do it all over again would you?

hello Gabe I have watched your video at least 10 times I wanted to know how are you now I understand living with pain is a very traveling I have back problem as well I've been living with it for two years it seems like nothing is working I don't know if I wanted to do the the implant surgery can you give me some hint I think you so much I hope you are okay

Gabe here too wiith sci injury as well! I'd love to talk with you sometime. i''m fused c4-6 and t5-12, all incomplete, injured in mn on oct 23, 2011:

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Hi , This was a very good video and very informative . I just had one put in and have noticed a lot of what you are talking about I feel . The burning around the battery and major GI issues. It’s nice to hear from someone like you about this procedure and get info as much as I can . So many questions and not getting really any answers from others .

I am going to be going through this same thing....uggg, so many surgeries. It is rough. I will join your youtube community, I too have many similar issues.

Were you able to go back to work after getting the stimulator?

i Have 3 Crushed disc in my lower back Constant pain from lower back and legs ,without medications .I went to see a new Doctor yesterday --08-28 17 , she suggested nevero hf10 therapy , i am researching information on you tube , i would love to get of all my Pain meds , and have no pain ,

I get it done tomorrow long you off work for anyone who's done it?

Hi Gabe. Thank you for posting this. I hope you're doing a lot better. I've been told I may be a good candidate for a Medtronic Stimulator but have to admit I'm really scared. I've been referred to another Dr and I'm trying to do research and think of questions to ask. I've already had laminectomies of L1-L5 and a fusion of L5 to S1. That was12 years ago and I've been in pain ever since. This has led me to your video. I'm wondering how you are doing now? Does the implant feel anything like a tens unit? I know I must be desperate if I'm even considering surgery with batteries installed along side my titanium. yikes! I promised myself after 7 surgeries within a few years that I'd never let anyone take a scalpel to me again and I don't want to make another surgery mistake. Any words of wisdom you have would be greatly appreciated. Best wishes in your battle.