Re: additional injuries caused by spinal cord stimulator

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On 6/16/11, A Larson wrote:
> 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;
>
> They Have to be stopped! My back was treatable before the
implant, but was
> used "off label" and now I am in constant pain! I can't
function more than a few
> hours a day and I don't want more pain meds. They have
ruined my life... I am in
> my 50s and have to hope I don't live a long life with this
excruciating pain
> caused by the implant BURNING the soft tissue of my thoracic
back. This product
> should be recalled and never used again!!