I had a pain stimulator put in my back in 2019. It helped for a few months before it stopped helping the pain. The intern for Abbot (the manufacter of the stimulator) had to turn it up to level 3 (the highest level) the first year. I also had a control that I could use to adjust to the pain level I needed! As my pain level went higher it no longer helped my pain. I have been trying to have it removed for 6 months. I know that you did not ask for my advice, but I do not think I would have it done again. While it was working I was still having to take muscle relaxers and pain medication to control the pain, so I really don't know if it really helped me enough!

I have had a spinal cord stimulator since almost 9 years ago at first everything was great. Then my body didn’t like the battery pack and tried to move it , in fact the battery was on the front of my body on my stomach. My body didn’t like it and pushed it around until it pushed it so much it needed moved again to the back of my body onto one side of my hips. It became painful after a few years and one of the wires along inside of me became infected and I got mrsa e everything had to come out and after I was healed and the infection was gone everything was put back in again. Overall it works great. It’s just that the area of the battery pack becomes painful and due to all of the surgery my skin is now permanently damaged

I have a spinal cord stimulator, I feel like it helps a lot of the nerve pain that I have in my back, legs and feet. I could not function. I can adjust the settings myself. I don’t feel anything it simply blocks the pain receptors to my brain. I still feel the joint pain, it cannot really stop that but I can’t imagine the pain of both combined. My stimulator is from Nevro. Only drawback is when MRI is needed especially with AS, it’s possible just hurdles to go through.