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Lower lumbar operation, i have had nerve shots and nerves burnt in my back and i'm taking pain pills, is there anything else i could do?
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Yes: consider a spinal cord stimulation trial or implantable drug delivery system trial if all other conservative interventions have failed
Answered 1/16/2015
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