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

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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!