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Re: ANS Spinal Cord Stimulator Problems
Posted by Kay Williford on 10/02/07

    Yes I would like to talk w/ you. I had the same problem along w/ a
    long &
    painfull surgery (6 HOURS!). When the stimulator was turned the tech
    could
    not get the stimulation to work right. He basically gave upaI had
    EXTREME
    pain that came from the back=>ribs=>naval. He looked at me as a nut
    & that
    this had never happened before. He left and said we would try again
    later.
    I was sent home & told a tech from ANS would meet me at home to turn
    it on
    again. NO ONE WOULD COME! While waiting I obtained an infection.
    (This
    must have been done in the OR room seeing I was saran-wrapped on my
    entire
    back since the surgery & nothing could get in later.
    I was sent back to have everything removed & hospitilized for about
    a week.
    The surgon blamed me for making up the story & being difficult on
    purpose.
    Now he has put it in my chart that I am a Psych case & will not try
    again
    & is passing this false info to other surgons blocking another trial.
    *But, I found this site & read the EXACT SAME EXPERENCES! Now I know
    it is
    IN THEIR HEADS & EGOS & equipment! I was warned by many on this site
    DO
    NOT LET THEM DO IT AGAIN!(maybe a good thing)
    I am told scar tissue (from mylograms in the past in that area) was
    the
    problem w/ wire instability. It was recomended to check out a lazer
    surgon
    to have this removed & the pressure taken off the nerves.I called a
    place
    in Florida (I will wait till the weather is better before doing
    this!)
    They told me they have many patients w/ the EXACT SAME EXPERIENCES
    from
    these implants. Their success is 80-95% great!
    Please send me your thoughts on my case & what the lawyer is working
    on.
    Kay Williford 503-289-3232

    On 4/01/07, Kelly wrote:
    > I had a SCS implanted last week and they could not get it to work
    > properly. The doctors feel it was because of the inflamation from
    > the surgery, I go back tomorrow to have it turned on again. Your
    > reaction to this makes me so nervous. I wish you luck.
    >
    >
    > On 3/06/07, phatkats wrote:
    >> can you describe for me the pain that you felt. I'm wondering if
    >> it is the same as I'm experiencing. I'm at a loss as to what I
    >> should do. The pain is unmanagable and hate to think that the
    >> stimulator has to be removed after all it took to get it right.

     
     

 
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