Re: additional injuries caused by spinal cord stimulator

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On 4/07/11, Mercedes wrote:
> my name is Mercedes and I am here with my friend wendy. We
> both had medtronics spinal cord stimuators implanted and we
> have both endured years of pain caused by the impantation
> of the medtronics spinal cord stimulator. Since the initial
> impant of the stimulator we have both endured many
> revisions because of the wires breaking and causing
> additional pain. We were both told by the doctors that the
> implant of this device that we were crazy and making up all
> the pain issues we were having. After Mercedes had the
> implant removed in 2005 I have had 6 more back surgeries
> including 2 titanium rods and 35 screws that were not an
> issue before the spinal cord stimulator was implanted.
> Wendy had 6 revisions within 2 years because of the spinal
> cord wires breaking. The doctor kept telling her it was
> normal but I was having swelling the size of a softball. I
> also had blood collecting in my stomach and had to go 3
> times a week to have it drawn out and was again told it was
> normal. I trusted the doctor and finally saw another doctor
> that said it was not normal. I had demanded every time I
> had a revision for it to be removed but the doctor refused.
> Finally after seeing another doctor he finally removed
> after 3 years of being told I was crazy and not having the
> pain I was saying I was having. I had mine removed February
> 18, 2011 finally. Since then I am having more pain and
> after a mri found out I have spinal stenosis and facet
> joint spurring caused by all the revisions of the spinal
> cord stimulator. Mercedes and I are looking for a lawyer in
> Louisville Kentucky or somewhere close that knows of anyone
> else that has had the same problem. We are also willing to
> drive to see a lawyer to join any class action lawsuits
> against medtronics spinal cord stimulators. Medtronics need
> to be accountable for the pain they are causing all the
> peope that have had the medtronics spinal cord stimulator
> implanted. Please email us back with any information as we
> are both suffering everyday with pain that was not there
> before the implantation and revisions of this horrid
> machine that did not help either one of us. Instead it
> caused us more pain and it is making it hard to live a
> normal life;