Post: Failed Medtronics Spinal Stimulator

Posted by Susan Cox on 2/03/09

I had my stimulator implanted in Sept of 08. One lead for
facial pain and the other for left arm pain. Within 3 wks.
the arm stimulation quit. After several appointments with
the Medtronics tech, X Rays, and Dr. appointments they
decided that the leads were in the right position but not
all the leads were "responding". The Dr. doesn't want to
do surgery again as to not disturb the connectors so close
to the spinal cord. At my last visit the Medtronics tech
tried again and some of the leads were responding except
to get any relief to my arm I have to put up with rapid
movement that I can not control of my left hand and leg.
If I don't do this I have to depend on my pain patches and
morphine pills. Not something I want to do and it does
not help that much unless I put myself into a fog. I went
through all that surgery and risk for nothing. I gave up
ever having an MRI and was ok with that to be out of pain.
Now I am back to square one. What can anyone do about
this? I know that I am not alone after reading all of the
posts but, its just not right. I for one feel that I have
been injured by this company's product............

Posts on this thread, including this one

Failed Medtronics Spinal Stimulator, 2/03/09, by Susan Cox.

Re: Failed Medtronics Spinal Stimulator, 3/15/09, by KARIE.

Re: Failed Medtronics Spinal Stimulator, 3/24/09, by Stefanie .