[RogerB]

Following several lots of spinal surgery and fusion, I was fitted with a Boston Scientific SCS. Initially this was really good, unfortunately after about 12 months my lower back pain returned with a vengeance. It was indicated that I would be a good candidate for the new Nevro High Frequency SCS system.

The Nevro SCS operates at a frequency too high for the body to detect, so there is none of the awful tingling/pins and needles you experience with lower frequency SCS devices.

My big issue now though, after about 6 months is excrutiating pain around the battery area. The Nevro battery is quite a lot larger than the Boston Scientific one and is rubbing on the underside of my implant scar. This coupled with nerve pain around the battery is leading to many sleepless nights and a whole lot of pain during the day. I've been put on the list for a relocation of the battery, but that could take months. In the meantime I'm taking a lot of painkillers and using Lidocaine patches at night to alleviate it a bit.

Has anyone else had similar issues, and if so, how have you coped ?

Thanks everyone.