Lumbar Spine Pain. Nerve Ablation & Spinal Cord Stimulator

gaj6512•2 years ago•

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Greetings.

Has anyone had Nerve Ablation done to help with lumbar spine pain?

Has anyone had a trail or a permanent spinal cord stimulator fitted?

My pain consultant wants to try the first one in a few weeks time and I have my first appointment next month with a view to having a spinal cord stimulator fitted. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Graham

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Jan101

2 years ago

I am also having a Nerve Ablation done in October and can't wait. I had anaesthetic injections put into the area where I have the pain in my lower back to make sure the pain was in that area and not referred pain. As soon as I had the injections the pain was gone it only lasted 6hrs and I felt amazing no pain. I have also had steriod injections done in my very lower back into the nerves and that worked after 12 days and in that area the pain has not come back. Also I have had vertoplasty cement injections into the fractures in my spine. My brothers Freind has just undergone nerve Ablation and as soon as he came out of hospital he had no pain. He had one side done then the other 3 weeks later. He now feels amazing. When I spoke to him about his procedure he said that everyone is different. So here is hoping that it take the pain away. My doctor also said that once the nerves have been Lasered He will also inject steroids into the same area. I truly hope all goes well for you as pain is a unseen illness and no one can understand how it takes so much of your life away. I wish you all the good luck. J

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Jtal19305

in reply to SassyZee

2 years ago

Hello Sassy

I'm from USA. I took notice of your reply. In particular about foot pain. I am 49 yr male. Was very Healthy and active. I had leg weakness last year and Mri revealed advanced stenosis at l23 and large disc bulge T12 L1. I underwent decompression surgery as advised by my surgeon. I awoke from the surgery with severe burning pain in left sole of foot. Over a year later I still have pain they alvlbeit not as bad but it has greatly diminished quality of life. I still have left outer thigh numbness they surgery did not reverse. I had a high level fusion with hardware at t12 l1. I am wondering what type of scs you have and how your feet felt before and now after the scs. Also do you know why the feet get messed up after back surgery with some people? I never had foot pain prior to this surgery. I have seen doctors who some advice trying a scs. I was looking at the nevro hf10 unit as it does not have any sensation. Doctors get concerned cause or my hardware at t12 l1 cause they have to now enter the leads higher up in the spine compared to typical cases. Some doctor said wait longer as it may take 2 to 3 years for foot pain to fade as my spinal cord may have been dinged during surgery as the disc is pulled out from the left side (my surgery was all posterior approach). Also just want to say I didn't have back pain before and I don't have back pain now. Although my back is weaker due to the laminectomies at two levels. I had leg pain. And then sudden leg weakness in the week leading to my surgery. Mri indicated proximinal cauda equina at t12 l1. I was unaware of my spinal conditions for years. I had no issues though until the very end after I went for a chiropractor adjustment and then two days later I felt my legs go weak. However I had calf fasciculations in the months leading to surgery which could of been an indicator of cord compression. I appreciate any feedback. And I'm glad you have good relief. Your remarks are encouraging

Jerry

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SassyZee

in reply to Jtal19305

2 years ago

Hi Jerry, Seems you have been through a lot. I have trouble from T 10- L 1, bulging I get burning lower back and down back of my right thigh. I've had 2 fusions in my cervical from C3-7. Need another fusion I've put off for three years, but since a recent accident has caused more pain. I'm going to see neuro surgeon this coming week.

My feet felt like walking on pins and needles and on fire. I've always loved walking barefoot since a toddler. Now all of a sudden I have to wear shoes all the time even from bed to bathroom.

I have Boston scientific SPS. I did have a second one from another manufacturer Medtronic that control neck and base of skull pain. But one lead kept getting infected so I finally had to have that completely removed.

One thing I won't ever do is to let a chiropractor touch my spine.

Hell the surgeons are afraid of my neck. My first fusion the Dr said I'd probably come out paralyzed, I told him God got the last say on that. I'm not paralyzed.

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Jtal19305

in reply to Renster

2 years ago

Thanks for the information. It's helpful to know this. The pain I have does not follow logic. Some weeks or is less and some worse. Lately it's worse. I have a dysthetic pain now on top of both feet and worse in right and also a specific localizes pain in part of the sole of my left foot near the heel. It works more when I walk and sit too long. For me it's 14 months post op so based on your experience I have a ways to go. The surgeon must of really been sloppy when he did his surgery at T12 L1. Funny I don't have back pain now nor did I have it before the surgery. It was leg pain and weakness that was my issue. Is there a preferred paim med for this. Now I take lyrica 150mg 2x and about 30 mg of oxycodone per day. I've tried methadone which was no help and Nucynta 50mg 3x which was okay. Thanks for your insights and reply!

Jerry