Re: medtronics neurostimulator

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On 2/07/10, tom wrote:
> my wife had a medtronics neurostimulator implanted on jan
> 20,2010.after having unbelievable success with the test
> stim,we decided to go ahead with the permanent stim.with
> the test stim she went from over 100 pain meds a week to
> almost none.the reps were so astonished they were going to
> recommend her to be part of the 'medtronic ambassador
> program'.well.....5 days after having the permanent one
> installed she lost all function of her lower
> extremities.couldnt walk or urinate on her own.pain
> management dr sent her to e.r. for ct scan.shows nothing
> wrong.5 days in the hospital,numerous testing on her
> heart,lungs,etc. nothing was found except that the leads on
> her right side had dropped.but,apparentely,this has nothing
> to do with her problem...yeah right.shes home now in a
> wheelchair.now looking into legal side of this story along
> with p.t. at home and home nurses.by the way,medtronic reps
> were called from the minute she went into the er until she
> left the hospital and never showed up or even returned a
> call.shame on medtronics!!!!!
I had my implant in Feb of this year. As with your wife all
was well. It actual seemed heaven sent compared to a different
stim I had implanted years earlier. My current problem is that
the stimulator turns on by itself, even when driving. Even if
the device is turned all the way down it seems to turn on at
full blast. This will cause an accident if I continue to
drive. That being said the problem just started a few days ago
but I am also having a very lethargic feeling and my legs are extremely weak. The battery becomes extremely hot and I
suspect it's leaking. Trying to get my Medtronics rep to admit
it was a faulty battery was like trying to pull eye teeth.
When I demanded the battery be changed she said that was
between my doctor and myself. Like you they ran tests and said
the battery seems to be in fine working order and that maybe
the problem is in my head. (I mean come on) I broke my back
near ten years ago and I think I have a pretty good
understanding of it by now. I imagine their demeanor is
directly related to covering their asses. I don't want to sue
anyone. I just want some sort of relief. Please tell your wife
my prayers are with her and for you as well. We both know
these problems affect the WHOLE family. Please contact me with
any progress you are having maybe we can help each other, and
I will do the same. My e-mail is sweendog67@verizon.net.
Funny. The rep also told me no-one else seemed to be having
any problems. Thanks for listening, Billy Sweeney