Posted by laurie Quinn on 6/07/11

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I too had an implant for pelvic pain and found out after
surgery that I really could not move started to exp fevers
this pain was going down my leg which before this implant
I'd never exp sciatica did not know what it was. So at
first I thought It was just the recuperating process after
surgery. As I told the dr and would take aspirin and
tylenol to lower the fever when my fever would go up too
101 even 102 even on tylenol and aspirin not including all
the pain meds I was already on. Called dr but did not do
any blood work or pay much mind. After a week more with a
fever he put me on antibiotics and then for two mths loaded
them on. I was still having horrible back pain and sciatica
could not walk from the pain and the leads migrating it was
awful so now I'm fighting two pains what a nightmare. Then
to find out I developed CDF and still the pain in my back
and the sciatica don't resolve. They tried to reprogram it
but for what just to move once I walked or passed a bump in
the car were the stimulation would migrate to my leg. I
went to get various other opinions since the doc did not
want to take it out but everyone kept on telling me I
needed to have it removed. I finally went to a dr that told
me to shut it off to see if that was the cause of the
sciatica and yes once I shot it off the sciatica went away.
Though the pain in my back did not which sitting down
mostly in a hard bench would be excruciating like if
someone was digging a knife into my spinal cord exactly
were the leads were. Which from the moment the second lead
was inserted it felt painful being that I was awake with
hardly any pain medicine for the entire surgery which took
a total of 3 1/2 hrs talk about painful remember one of the
doc rubbing my hand to distract me from bitting down on my
hand ugh from the pain....... I think I had scaring from
when that lead was inserted from the trial or something or
who knows but all I know is when that second lead was
inserted in my spine it felt different and it was painful
and that area hurts even after 8mths and all the trials and
tribulations I finally got it removed but the pain in my
back in that area is excruciating and I don't have the same
strength on that left leg as far being able to pick it up
etc.... Considering I never had back problems and the ones
I did have were due more to the inflammation in my pelvis
but never really back pain. I never even new what sciatica
was and now after they removed the stimulator I acquired
yet another complication in addition to this back problem
its just wonderful and even though I've asked for an MRI of
the spine were the stimulator was inserted the dr hasn't
given me the prescription? Though I've asked for it
numerous times ugh..... But this stimulator is more of a
nightmare then a blessing I understand its helped some but
being were its localized it can be the cause of some
serious complications and life altering consequences to
patients that are already going through life altering pain
stacking exp. Thus it just makes it that much harder when
other complications are added on with no regard or full
disclosure. But since its a highly paid procedure were
would the incentive be first pay then figure out the
consequences later!!!!! This is not to comment on the CD
they give you to watch like once you get it implanted you
will be able to run, ride a bike again, due yoga and
literally it makes it seem like a fairy tale and things
will be so wonderful after. Not much of a disclosure or
that joke of a trial which they say is supposed to be 2 wks
but from I read which in my situation was only in place for
2 days but from what I've seen on line is not unusual (2-4
DAYS) and this the trial can never compare or does it
compare to the real thing its useless and not a true
picture of what the real thing is like not even a 1/4 true.
That a real joke and should not even be done I think its
just to charge more and can even cause adhesions scaring to
start formning already not what you want mostly before a
massive surgery like the real one is like. Also I was never
told I was part of a study which contributed I think to the
reluctances to remove the stimulator even after performing
a block since I could not walk for what was at that time
already 4 mths after surgery..... Any information would be
happily accepted!!!!

medtronics class action or other, 6/07/11, by laurie Quinn.

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