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(4) And the final thing I would mention - which makes finding the right combo for you even MORE difficult - is that the Nevro causes side effects. It has been a year and a half since my permanent implantation and I am STILL working with the Nevro rep to find the right settings. 20 seconds of power, 20 seconds off) at any number of different pulse ratios. They can change which areas of your spine the power is sent to. (3) Be aware that there are HUNDREDS of combinations of settings for your Nevro that can be tried (more like tens of thousands of combinations actually) in order to find you relief.

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He may not give a crap about you after implantation, but he DOES care about keeping the doctor happy in order to get more trial candidates going forward. I found the best way to do that was to enlist your doctor's office in scheduling him to meet with you. You will have to be insistent that he help you. So don't expect the rep to be super-attentive. I don't know if those reps are on commission or not (I have to imagine they get rewarded SOMEHOW for talking people into a permanent implantation), but be aware - once the device is implanted, there are no further revenues going towards Nevro from you. (2) You should absolutely be fearful that your Nevro rep will become even less helpful after implantation. But I AM in less pain and on fewer meds, which is better than the alternative. But it definitely didn't live up to the hype that Nevro feeds you on its website - I'm not out there playing tennis, hiking, golfing, etc. It has lowered my pain and it has allowed me to reduce, modestly, my level of pain medication. (1) First of all I would say that despite my misgivings during the trial, the device HAS worked to some degree. And here is a summary of my experiences, which hopefully can help guide you. So I took a chance and asked for it to be implanted after the trial. And what if this WAS a cure-all? I couldn't walk away from that possibility.

NEVRO DORSAL COLUMN STIMULATOR CRACK

My rejection of its efficacy now would haunt me forever and I'd never get another crack at it again. if I say it didn't work at trial), I'll never get it covered by insurance in the future. But in the end my thinking was - I just went through hell to get this thing approved by my insurance company. I could tell that the stimulator potentially had benefits but there were also side effects that I didn't know could happen. My issue with the trial was that my experience was mixed. My Nevro rep was all over me during my trial period - I must have texted him 50 times or more during that ten day period and he generally texted back (or called) quickly every time. So a couple of things in response to your comments and questions:įirst, I'm surprised that your rep (and prescribing doctor) weren't fawning all over you during the trial period. I had the device permanently implanted in June 2018. I did my Nevro HF10 trial (for 10 days) back in March 2018.

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