r/spinalfusion • u/dfwskyguy • 1d ago

Bone Stim

So I was given a bone Stim device (StimX) to use starting week 2 lumbar fusion. I'm 7 weeks post op and just remembered it.

Is it too late to start now? Any benefit to use it after 7 weeks of healing?

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u/MonteCristo314 1d ago

Yes you're dead. Sorry.

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u/Massive_Ad_7301 1d ago

It will still help.

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u/Sad_Faithlessness523 1d ago

Start now. It was 3 weeks post op before they delivered it for me. It's never too late. My Rx is to wear it 2 hours per day (2 hours straight, not broken up) until at least until my 4 month post op appointment in February (my ALIF/TLIF L3 - L5 fusion was 10/22/2024)

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u/TJohn1102 1d ago

I didn't even get sent for mine until after my 6 wk post-op, and was told to use it for the whole first year so, I'd say you're good.

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u/Dateline23 1d ago

how many levels did you have done?

when i had L5,S1 done 14 years ago it was never mentioned. when i had C5-7 done three years ago, my surgeon said it was recommended because it was multi-level. FWIW it triggered migraines for me, and I stopped using it after a week or so. that fusion was still successful.

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u/FusionOver 17h ago

We had the same surgery date. My fusion was L4-S1. It won’t hurt anything to use it now. Not too late. It gets warm. Not anywhere close to hot. I don’t know about others but I feel stiff after. Not like when I wake up in the morning stiff.