Re: additional injuries caused by spinal cord stimulator

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On 3/10/13, Kelly wrote: I am having the worst time finding a
surgeon to remove mine. I received it in 2007 and had problems from
the beginning!I told them it was causing severe nausea when
charging, I was told that's not possible. Almost 4 years ago the
skin over my spine (where its attached to the spine)started to
twist. I got a jolt when turning it on, WAY NOT COOL! In the last 6
months the pack has started to migrate to the surface of the skin.
I am trying to get it removed before it busts through the skin and I
am dealing with infection!! They are so quick to put it in but NO
ONE wants to take it out. I WANT IT GONE PERMANENTLY!!! Medtronics
is not truthful with the side effects and will not recommend a
doctor to take it out! THIS SUCKS!!!

> On 2/23/13, jane klink wrote:
>> On 6/16/11, A Larson wrote:
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>>> On 4/07/11, Mercedes wrote:
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>>>> my name is Mercedes and I am here with my friend wendy. We
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>>>> both had medtronics spinal cord stimuators implanted and we
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>>>> have both endured years of pain caused by the impantation
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>>>> of the medtronics spinal cord stimulator. Since the initial
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>>>> impant of the stimulator we have both endured many
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>>>> revisions because of the wires breaking and causing
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>>>> additional pain. We were both told by the doctors that the
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>>>> implant of this device that we were crazy and making up all
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>>>> the pain issues we were having. After Mercedes had the
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>>>> implant removed in 2005 I have had 6 more back surgeries
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>>>> including 2 titanium rods and 35 screws that were not an
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>>>> issue before the spinal cord stimulator was implanted.
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>>>> Wendy had 6 revisions within 2 years because of the spinal
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>>>> cord wires breaking. The doctor kept telling her it was
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>>>> normal but I was having swelling the size of a softball. I
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>>>> also had blood collecting in my stomach and had to go 3
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>>>> times a week to have it drawn out and was again told it was
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>>>> normal. I trusted the doctor and finally saw another doctor
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>>>> that said it was not normal. I had demanded every time I
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>>>> had a revision for it to be removed but the doctor refused.
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>>>> Finally after seeing another doctor he finally removed
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>>>> after 3 years of being told I was crazy and not having the
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>>>> pain I was saying I was having. I had mine removed February
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>>>> 18, 2011 finally. Since then I am having more pain and
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>>>> after a mri found out I have spinal stenosis and facet
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>>>> joint spurring caused by all the revisions of the spinal
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>>>> cord stimulator. Mercedes and I are looking for a lawyer in
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>>>> Louisville Kentucky or somewhere close that knows of anyone
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>>>> else that has had the same problem. We are also willing to
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>>>> drive to see a lawyer to join any class action lawsuits
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>>>> against medtronics spinal cord stimulators. Medtronics need
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>>>> to be accountable for the pain they are causing all the
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>>>> peope that have had the medtronics spinal cord stimulator
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>>>> implanted. Please email us back with any information as we
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>>>> are both suffering everyday with pain that was not there
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>>>> before the implantation and revisions of this horrid
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>>>> machine that did not help either one of us. Instead it
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>>>> caused us more pain and it is making it hard to live a
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>>>> normal life;
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>>>
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>>> They Have to be stopped! My back was treatable before the
>> implant, but was
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>>> used "off label" and now I am in constant pain! I can't
>> function more than a few
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>>> hours a day and I don't want more pain meds. They have ruined
>> my life... I am in
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>>> my 50s and have to hope I don't live a long life with this
>> excruciating pain
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>>> caused by the implant BURNING the soft tissue of my thoracic
>> back. This product
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>>> should be recalled and never used again!!
>>