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

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On 1/17/11, D Goodin wrote:
> I had a stimulator implanted in 2009. During the procedure,
> they were able to get coverage in my lower back, but once I
> was out of surgery they were unable to reproduce it. I had
> many re-programmings done, but they were never able to get
> it in the area I need. A year later, I went in for a
> revision, but that was also unsuccesful. As others have
> said, instead of covering my lower back, it causes the
> sensation in my ribs and stomach, and makes me very nauseous.
>
> One other issue I have with the company is that my husband
> is in the military, and we had the opportunity to go to
> Hawaii for a few years. The BS rep I was working with
> assured us, over and over, that the company had a rep here
> that would work with me. Well, here we are in Hawaii, and
> according to my pain management doctor, BS does NOT have any
> reps out here. So now what do I do?