Re: boston scientific spinal cord stimulator

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On 7/09/10, jo ann zagger schettino wrote:
> All of you with the Boston Scientific Spine Stimulator
have
> I got a story for you. About a year ago Boston Sci.
> changed out there battery charges due to burns.
> Well about 31/2 weeks ago i charged with the replacement
> charger and the next day woke with pain where the
stimulator
> was placed, Its on my left side under my rib cage and
sticks
> out, which i have complained about since day one and am
> still in pain when someone touches me there, but that's
> another story. When I lifted my shirt my 8 yr. old
daughter
> gasped.
> There was a quarter size burn so filled and taunt it hurt
> along with an odd V shaped blister as well. I went to my
> Pain Specialist Dr. who was so VERY concerned he placed me
> on 850 mg of Amoxicillian and sent me to see my primary
> phys. ASAP. My Primary physcian said they were burns at
the
> positive and negative sites of the internal battery or
> leakage from the same area he was truly concerned and
upped
> my antibiotic to 1000mg of Amox. I went back to the pain
> specialist Dr.s office to meet with him and a rep from
> boston scientific, the boston scientific rep said
something
> definitely seems wrong let me get the Dr. This is where
it
> gets really good he nonchalantly walks into the office
with
> the rep there as a witness closes the door, leans against
> it, crosses his arms and legs and proceeds to say he spoke
> to Robert another Rep. at B.S. and there is no way this
> could happen, this is the same guy who was so concerned,
> remember. He countined to go on about how Myself and
Husband
> were not giving him the full story. Well, of course my
> husband got pissed and said are you kidding are you trying
> to say she burnt herself, her primary phys. said its a
> positive and negative burn, his response was is this Dr.
> also an electrician. Needless to say my husband took me
out
> of his office immeadiately while I of course was
hysterical
> crying, thinking what do I do now. After we walked out my
> husband caught up with the Rep and she as well could not
> believe what had just happened. Well, now I have no Dr.
> Which BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SAID THEY WOULD LOCATE ME A NEW
DR.
> FAMILIAR WITH THE MACHINE....WELL THAT STILL HASN'T
HAPPENED
> AND AS FAR AS THE BURNS THEY ARE DEEP AND PAINFUL. PLEASE
> IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME LET ME KNOW.
> I TRULY WOULD LIKE TO SUE ALL OF THEM THE DR. WHO PUT THE
> STIMULATOR IN, BUT WON'T LOOK AT IT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T
TAKE
> MY INSURANCE ANYMORE. MY PAIN MNGT DR. WHO ALL OF A
SUDDEN
> DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN AND WITHOUT A DOUBT BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
> FOR STILL LEAVING ME OUT IN THE WIND WITHOUT A DR.
FAMILIAR
> WITH THEIR PRODUCT, WHILE I STILL CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT AND
> DEAL WITH PAIN ALL DAY... THERE IS NO WAY TO RECHARGE WITH
> DEEP OPEN WOUNDS. SHOULDN'T THEY BE HELPING ME AREN'T
THEY
> RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN PRODUCT. IF A LAWYER OR SOMEONE
> WHO KNOWS A GOOD LAWYER WHO WOULD TAKE MY CASE PLEASE LET
ME
> KNOW. THEY CAN'T KEEP PUTTING US ALL OFF FOREVER.