Re: ANS stimulator

More | Report Post

On 6/27/09, Clark wrote:
> On 6/16/09, Pam wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I just found this site. I had this implanted in December,
>> 2008. It was working fairly well, until a few weeks ago.
>> Now I am having severe pain to the left of my spinal
>> column, around the lung, like someone is driving a knife
>> through me. I is constant whether the stimulator is on or
>> off. Has anyone had this type of trouble? Please help.
>> I can't stand it much longer. Thanks.
>
> To Pam: Yes, I had that problem after the first surgery to
> implant permanent unit. They said lead had rolled over into
> the spinal canal. They had to do another surgery and it
> stopped that pain but have had problems since and have just
> had unit removed. They could not remove the leads as they
> said it was too dangerous.
Hello,
I had a horrible problem with this ANS. I just had my 4th
surgery to take it out of me because I didnt want to end up in
the hospital again. I had my temp. one put in the 1st week of
may.Then had the perm. one put in a week later. Then about 3
weeks later the battery started coming out of my incision. So
I had emergency surgery to get that one taken out and another
one put in. Since that day I had an open wound with puss
coming out for 5 months!! In August I got a Staph Infection
and was admitted in the hospital for 4 days and I was so sick.
The Dr. never reffered me to a wound specailist EVER that
whole time. He kept cleaning the outter incision and covering
it back up. I did this 46 times in his office. Finally I
started feeling so much pain in my lung area and middle of my
back that I couldnt take it anymore. I lived with a bangade on
my back for 5 months and puss all over me daily. I finally
told the Dr. to take it out of me and last Friday I did. I now
have 2 more holes in me again and staples, but its finally
gone! Thank God I didnt die from this. Then I get a call from
my Dr. yesterday telling me to bring in the attachments as far
as the chargers and all that stuff so he can give it to
someone else. Didnt my Insurance pay for this? Is this right??