Posted by Charlene Warren on 3/23/10

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Help! I am a 45 y/o registered nurse who was diagnosed
with complex sympathetic dystrophy resulting from a
crushed nerve. I had a rechargable Medtronic spinal cord
stim. implanted in 2005 with 4 leads. Paddles were added.
Never really been effective. On many many oral meds.
Medtronic pain pump implanted 2008 and have tried
morphine, dilaudid, and now Fentanyl with bupivicaine and
clonidine. Needed pump revision because it was not
securely implanted and started to flip/flop. All the while
the battery on he rechargable began not accepting a full
charge so at the same time my MDs decided to change out
both products. A 40cc pump is now sutured to abdominal
muscle and very painful. A nonrechargable stim was
recommended by my Medtronic rep for "better coverage and
pain control." When the pump was revised a month ago the
stim was changed at the same time... same surgery. When I
awoke in recovery there was no stimulation and when I saw
my surgeon later that afternoon I asked if they had
programmed it and turned it on. He stated," I believe she
did it, but if you should speak with the rep to be
certain. I spoke with the rep the day after surgery, tried
using the handheld controler and repeatedly saw a picture
of a physician with a stethascope holding a telephone...
EOS! The rep agreed to see me two weeks later informed me
that the battery was indeed dead and I would need to have
an additional surgery to have it removed and another
implanted. It has been a month now and have recieved a
letter of "intent" from Medtronic as to what
responsibility they would assume to correct the defective
product. They basically assume nothing and I am extremely
displeased. I continue to recieve pain meds through the
pump and orrally to no availe. My pain on a scale of 0-10
is around a 9 or 10 continually. What legal options do I
have?? Please respond. I need an attorney and some good
legal advise.

Re: Spinal cord stimulator defective, 4/11/10, by susan.

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