Re: Pain in the implant site...

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be careful i got my stimulator in april 2009 twice since i have
had a fever and put on antibiotics each time the site was
sore. two days ago things got really bad i have fever up to
105 and a lumb on the site as big as a baseball. my shirt
hurts, i can't lean on it at all. today doctor says it will
have to come out if infected but he thinks infection should
have shown up within 2-3 week to 2-3 mths after surgery. when
i told him about being on antibiotcs twice since then he said
that may have made it better but not cleared up the infection
completely. you cant get rid of infection conpletely because
of it being incased in something. the only thing to do is take
it out. i go tomorrow to see him. the pain right now is sooooo
bad, don't just let it go talk to dr and make them listen.i
will update tomorrow after my apt.

On 8/07/09, Tina wrote:
> On 8/03/09, Tammy wrote:
>> I have had my Boston Scientific unit since last year. I
>> have had pain at the implant site off and on for sometime
>> now it is all of the time and now it has increased alot. I
>> am wondering if anyone is having any problem like this ?
>> Also it really has not helped with the pain in my back and
>> leg...
> I have a SCS from Boston Scientific also I have pain a the
> implant site also . It has been since I had the system
> tested. I was getting shocks in my back when the SCS was
> first placed in 2007. Then in 2008 one year later the SCS
> stimulation would stop and start with a jolt frequently. It
> took me 9 months to get anybody to listen to me in the mean
> time I lost my job due to the increase in pain. Since the
> last surgery the incision site can be very tender especially
> if I hit it when sitting down. I hope this helped and hope
> you are feeling better soon.
> Tina