“Since turning on the stimulator, I’ve been virtually pain free!”
REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES
Meet Mickey
About ten years ago, Mickey was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), an inflammatory, autoimmune disease in the lower back that often causes chronic pain. His rheumatologist started him on Humira, which required Mickey to self-administer daily shots. After a while, the shots were ineffective, and the AS continued to spread up his spine. He started on Chemotherapy Remicade; however, the infusions did not give him much relief or stop the disease from progressing. The AS quickly spread to his neck — developing into stenosis and leaving Mickey in extreme pain. He could no longer do the things he loved, like working out and horseback riding.
Nura Understands Your Pain
While trying to find an alternative solution for his pain, Mickey began going to a clinic that recommended epidural shots and radiofrequency ablations. “They were band-aids and didn’t last long if they did any good at all.” He continued with the Remicade infusions once a month, but the pain persisted. Mickey had had enough.
After doing some research with his primary care physician, he found himself at the doors of Nura Pain Clinics. “It was a great first meeting…the doctor was highly knowledgeable and understood exactly what I was going through.”
A personalized treatment plan was created for Mickey to address the pain in his neck and back. “The Nura team wrote it out – A, B, C, D, and it was spot on.” Because of his condition, he was a potential candidate for a spinal cord stimulator, but conservative approaches needed to be ruled out first.
After a few weeks of conservative care, Mickey still did not experience adequate pain relief. It was time to consider the spinal cord stimulator. He met with the Nura Implant Team, who walked through the procedure and scheduled a no-risk trial. The trial allows you to see how the spinal cord stimulator works before you get the implant. Mickey underwent the trial procedure and immediately felt major pain relief.
“For four days, I was pain-free,” he described, “and when you live with chronic pain as long as I have and you are even four days pain-free, it was like I was in Heaven. I went from a 9 to a 0.”
Mickey scheduled to have the spinal cord stimulator implanted. He went home the same day of the procedure and again felt immediate pain relief. A week after surgery, Mickey was feeling great.
“Since turning on the stimulator, my back has been virtually pain-free. I can tell a big difference. Again, I can’t say enough good things about it!”
Find Pain Relief
Schedule an appointment with one of our pain specialists by filling out our appointment request form or giving us a call at 763-537-6000.
