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

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I am waiting for an appointment to see the surgeon for the perm
SCS after waiting >5 weeks (told would be done in 4). MY pain mgmt
doc told me it would not control my back, hand & feet pain when
the unit controls 4 areas. Yes, it will control all those pains.
But the doc lied or made a statement not knowing the facts. So if
I get the 4 leads I need another trial.

Should I be concerned??

On 3/16/14, Linda wrote:
> 3/16/14, Linda Craft wrote:
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> I had this device implanted in May of 2010. There has been
> nothing but issues. I have gone in many of times to have it
> adjusted and it does not work. When the test one with external
> wires were in it worked the areas needed. I went into surgery
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> waking up to it not working. I was sent home and told to come
> back the next morning to re due the leads. The second time I
woke
> up it only worked the right side of my back. It has never really
> worked properly. I deal with sharp pains where my battery is. At
> times it feels like someone has a HOT IRON on the battery sight.
> My leg seems to seeker on my left side. Constant pain is not
what
> expected with this device. I have had no insurance and no one
> will help me. No Doctor in any of the clinics even know or have
> seen this device. I feel helpless. I deal with chronic pain and
> now dealing with depression from it all. I have been trying to
> get disability benefits for well over a year. Please if there is
> anyone that has any ideas or ways to help me. I honestly want
> this thing out of my body. I have a small frame and the had put
> the battey in to high near my belt line which is causing the
> battery to press out causing thinning of my skin. I am afraid it
> will eventually come out by pressure of sitting.
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> On 2/04/14, Gregory Osmond wrote:
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>> On 6/18/10, Heather wrote:
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>>> I had an ANS spinal cord stimulator and became septic because
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>>> the battery was infected!!!! It took me 3 years to recover!!!
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>>> On 6/11/10, Lucas B. wrote:
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>>>> Any one having problems with Boston Scientifics spinal
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>>>> cord stimulator, anything from stimulation in the wrong
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>>>> places to stomach problems or migranes,please put your
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>>>> name and your story,i have found other people having these
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>>>> problems and would like to find out how many other people
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>>>> are having these problems.Thankyou, and to those with with
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>>>> these problems , you are not alone!
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>> I had a Boston Scientific put in in 2011. Since then, I had
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>> surgery to repair the disc that the implant was to be helping
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>> with. After 11 months of physical therapy and walking multiple
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>> times a day, I lost 35 pounds. My butt is now so small that
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>> the battery pack sticks way out and every time I take a step,
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>> the butt muscle comes up and hits the battery causing pain to
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>> shoot up my back. As a result, I suspended my physical therapy
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>> and placed 2 calls to the number provided on the medical
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>> device card they gave me in case I went through airport
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>> security. 2 calls, left 2 messages and noone has returned my
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>> calls. I want them to take this damn thing out of me.
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