What Patients Say About Neurostimulation Therapy
Learn about the experiences of others with chronic pain as they explored treatment options and found relief with Medtronic neurostimulation therapy (also known as spinal cord stimulation). These stories recount the experiences of patients who are receiving neurostimulation therapy for the treatment of chronic pain. Please bear in mind that the experiences are specific to each particular person.
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Armando
"Before, I could not sit through a two-hour movie with my family, but now we can all do things together."
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Eva
"AdaptiveStim™ is immediate. It responds right away to my position. It just works!"
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Gary
"When the device was turned on, I had instant relief – no pain for the first time in 21 months."
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Grace
"I couldn't clean my house, do the laundry, or even get groceries by myself."
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Gretchen
"I can dance with my husband and go to my kids' sporting events. I am back to being a productive citizen, wife, and mother."
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Jaclyn
"During the screening test, I felt a comforting and soothing tingling sensation in place of the pain."
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Jerry
"I was basically working full-time in pain. I would come home and be so exhausted that I couldn't do anything."
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Julio
"I depended on family and elderly friends from church to help me get through each day."
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Leesa
"Adapting to the system was pretty easy. And I'm able to sleep six to eight hours a night without pain waking me up."
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Melanie
"I can finally forget about the pain in my legs and lower back, which I could never do before."
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Robin
"I was taking pain medication four times a day, and I couldn't imagine doing that for the rest of my life."
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Tanya
"The AdaptiveStim has features that know when I’m standing, sitting, lying down, lying on my back, on my side. It adjusts automatically."
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Rod
"The Medtronic neurostimulation system is easy to use. I can increase the intensity and range of the stimulation in ways I couldn't before."
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Not everyone who receives a Medtronic Pain Therapy will receive the same results as the patients in these stories. Talk with your doctor to determine if a Medtronic Pain Therapy is right for you.
Risks of neurostimulation therapy and the procedure: The neurostimulation implant is surgically placed under the skin. Surgical complications are possible and may include infection, pain at the site of surgery and bleeding into the epidural space. Once the neurostimulation system is implanted, device complications may occur and include corrective surgery, jolting, lead breaking, and movement of the lead within the epidural space which may require reprogramming or surgical replacement of the lead. These events may result in uncomfortable stimulation or loss of therapy.
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