Re: medtronic spinal cord stimulator

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I am scheduled to have a medtronic spinal cord stimulator
attached on February 2,2012...... I believe my doctor is very
capable, but after reading these few posts I am a bit nervous
about getting the Medtronic Stimulator. I wonder if anyone can
help me find another provider? I live in Washington State,
Snohomish County. Thank you....
> On 4/07/11, mercedes wrote:
>> Before I had the spinal cord stimulator implanted I was in
>> so much pain the doctor prescribed me so much pain
>> medication that I was nearly brain dead. I tried to committ
>> suicide 5 times as well as kill my husband and my children.
>> I was extremely sedated from being prescribed so much
>> medication that I was out of control and did not even
>> realize the pain I was inflicting on myself as well as my
>> family. That is when the doctor decided to implant the
>> spinal cord stimulator to provide pain relief. He implanted
>> the battery pack to the spinal cord stimulator in my left
>> butt cheek. Not tryiing to be explicit but he dug a hole in
>> my left butt cheek to implant the spinal cord stimulator.
>> The first month I did get "some" pain relief but after that
>> the wire broke and I did not get ANY pain relief. The
>> stimulator broke 3 times. I complained so often to the
>> doctor and the nurses and doctor treated me like i was
>> crazy and even told me that I just wanted pain medication.
>> Dr. James Patrick Murphy, a pain management doctor in
>> Louisville Kentucky, was the one that did all these
>> surgeries and prescribed all this medication. I saw Dr
>> Gregory Nazar and he immediately said that the stimulator
>> needed to be removed and i needed a MRI. Dr. Murphy refused
>> to remove the stimulator even though I needed an MRI. I
>> needed a MRI so 'Dr Gregory Nazar in Louisville, Ky
>> instructed Dr Murphy to take the spinal cord stimulator out
>> because Dr Murphy refused numerous times to remove it every
>> time I requested and just wanted to revise it. Dr.Murphy
>> did 4 revisions trying to make it work not to mention the
>> 15 times I had to visit the doctors office to have it
>> reprogrammed with no success. So I decided to just turn it
>> off because I was not getting any relief so why have it on.
>> Right? When Dr. Murphy was doing the surgery to remove the
>> stimulator the wire from my butt he numbed because he didnt
>> want to cut my spine my left butt cheek and I was wide
>> awake because when the wire broke it was to late to give me
>> any anesthesia. I was awake during the whole procedure and
>> I was scared and was in so much pain. I was in a nightmare
>> and wasnt even asleep. After the spinal cord stimulator I
>> had the MRI and found out I had a herniated disc in L4 and
>> L5 where the wires were and I never had this herniated disc
>> before the spinal cord stimulator was implanted. I had 6
>> surgeries for the herniated disc and they eventually put in
>> 2 titanium rods and 35 screws in my back in 2009. They are
>> telling me now that I am going to require another surgery
>> and I am scared to death. I feel like a piece of meat
>> because they keep cutting on me. No one should have to go
>> through the pain and suffering I have gone through so I am
>> telling my story to anyone thinking of having this
>> procedure done from Medtronics. This company is ruining the
>> lives of so many people. Anyone who has had this done
>> should share their story as well. Medtronics should be
>> responsible for ruining the lives of so many people.