Post: Spinal Cord Stimulator

Posted by Jackie on 1/29/08

Hi,
I am another failed recipient of a spinal cord stimulator.
My failed 5 months after it was implanted. It never worked
right alway's reseting it self. The rep could get it to
work but with in a few weeks it would quit again. Then it
quit completely. Not even the rep could get it to start
up. So they told me it was most likely the battery or
unit. They went in to check to see why it wasn't working.
Of course it wasn't the battery or they say? They said
after stopping the operation that the leads are broken. I
have been referred to another neuro-surgeon for another
surgery to remove the leads. I sit hear now with broken
leads in my neck. It is alarming that this has happened.
When the unit was working it was the best thing that ever
happened since my injury and pain began. They hope to
implant a different type that is more secure and will not
move. They believe that the leads broke because of all the
hardware (screws, rods and plates) I have. I am willing to
do anything and everything to get back to a normal life.
This is the only thing that has made my life worth living
so I am will to give it another try.

Posts on this thread, including this one

Spinal Cord Stimulator, 1/29/08, by Jackie.

Re: Spinal Cord Stimulator, 1/30/08, by barbara.

Re: Spinal Cord Stimulator, 2/06/08, by Sheryl.

Re: Spinal Cord Stimulator, 2/06/08, by Jackie.