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Re: ANS Spinal Cord Stimulator Problems
Posted by Alison Davis on 8/04/08

    On 3/06/07, phatkats wrote:

    I am not sure who I am writing this to but I would love a response
    from you. I to have a spinal cord stimulator it was implanted in
    Feb of 08. I have had terrible unbearable back pain ever since my
    battery pack and lead has been placed. I have CRPS in my left
    foot. I am at my witts end. All I do is cry every day from this
    back pain and would rather suffer from my foot pain then deal with
    this on-going back pain every day. I can barely get out of a
    chair. I don't know what to do. Have you gotten your stimulator
    out. Or have you seen your neurosurgeon lately and what has he
    said. How has he dealt with your pain. Looking for answers. Please
    email me with any help you can provide me. Thank you. Alison Davis

    > 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.
    >
    > Thanks - my email address is phatkats@optonline.net if you want
    > to communicate directly
    >
    > On 3/05/07, meme wrote:
    >> On 3/04/07, phatkats wrote:
    >>> On 3/04/07, meme wrote:
    >>>> Has anyone had problems with their leads corroding
    >>>> regarding ANS Spine Stimulator?
    >>>>
    >>>> I had an ANS Spine stimulator implanted and within a few
    >>>> months I had it removed because of increased pain.
    >>>>
    >>>> When the doctor removed my ANS spine stimulator he was
    >>>> able to diagnose why I was having such horrible
    >>>> pain....the leads from the spinal stimulator had corroded
    >>>> and were disintegratig while inside my body.
    >>>>
    >>>> Has anyone else encountered this problem? If so, did you
    >>>> have better luck with a different brand of spinal
    >>>> stimulator?
    >>>>
    >>>> I just don't know what to do at this point and have fear
    >>>> regarding implanting another type of spine stimulator. I
    >>>> am desperate.
    >>>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> Maybe that is why I am having such horrible pain at the lead
    >>> site. No dr. ever suggested that could be the problem. How
    >>> did they determine the leads were corroding?
    >>
    >> The ANS corroded leads were discovered when doctors removed
    >> the ANS spine stimulator. Prior to removing the ANS unit the
    >> doctors had no idea why i had the increased pain....when the
    >> ANS unit was removed.....that's when the doctors discovered
    >> the corroded leads.
    >>
    >>
    >>

     
     

 
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