Re: having problems with Boston Scientific's spinal cord st

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On 8/29/12, korina Sandoval wrote:
> On 8/28/12, randy daniels wrote:
>> On 7/30/12, Brenda M, wrote:
>>> On 4/22/12, Kurt Swartz wrote:
>>>> On April 12, 2009 I had a Boston Scientific Spinal Cord
>>> Stimulator Implanted. I
>>>> am having unknown weight loss at 45 pound to date, and have
>>> have felt like I'm
>>>> dying for months. I just had blood work done 4/20/12 which I
>>> should here back
>>>> from later this week. I'm not sure if this is the cause but
>>> I'm an extremely healthy
>>>> 51 male with NO other health history aside from back problems
>>> and surgery.
>>>>
>>>> On 6/18/10, Heather wrote:
>>>>> I had an ANS spinal cord stimulator and became septic because
>>>>> the battery was infected!!!! It took me 3 years to recover!!!
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>>>>> On 6/11/10, Lucas B. wrote:
>>>>>> Any one having problems with Boston Scientifics spinal
>>>>>> cord stimulator, anything from stimulation in the wrong
>>>>>> places to stomach problems or migranes,please put your
>>>>>> name and your story,i have found other people having these
>>>>>> problems and would like to find out how many other people
>>>>>> are having these problems.Thankyou, and to those with with
>>>>>> these problems , you are not alone!
>>> I have had the Boston Scientific SCS since April of 2011. The
>>> trail went fine prior to this SCS I had a Medtronic for 8 years
>>> and it no longer provided the pain relief I once had. I have
>>> lost over 30lbs and have been tased and shocked ever since it
>>> has been in! The first one I got was defective and it took them
>>> 6 weeks for the engineer to come to my doctor and say "Yes, it
>>> is not working!" So I got another one and it has given me
>>> problems in the more than a year implant. Now I have an error
>>> and had to turn it off and wait for the rep to call me! I
>>> thoought the Medtronic was a problem but I had more coverage
>>> with that than i have ever had with this! Thought I was alone
>>> because I thought that I was the only one with this horror
>>> story! Thanks for sharing and allowing me to do the same!