Re: massive pain from medtronics back stimulator trial

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On 4/22/11, Richard Wagner wrote:
> After three back operations and chronic lower back pain I
> was told by my Doctor I needed to try the Medtronic back
> stimulator.After the procedure was finished I went home
and
> was resting on my bed. After about an hour or so really
> severe pain set in my lower back. The pain continued to
> increase as time went by becomming worse and worse, so I
> called my doctor who told me to call him the next mornning
> if the pain continued. After not sleeping that night I
> called him first thing A.M. and prescribed brak through
> med. to help with the pain and said it would get better in
> a day or two. The pain was so bad I had to have the wires
> removed seven days later. The moment the wires were
removed
> the pain went back to where it was before the trial. Has
> any one ever experienced this same reaction ?????
I just had the trial this Monday. The first day the stim
didn't work so had to have it rebooted. Then after I left
the office I couldn't find a good setting to stay at. I
had it for a pain in one arm but it was going to both.
Not to say the pain from the leads. I found no relief at
all. The pain never felt any better. today is Thurs. and
I'm going in to have the wires removed. I talked to the
stim . Dr. he said the permenant one wouldn't move, I'm
not going to try it again!