Re: Spinal cord stimulator (Medtronics})

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On 7/09/12, Dan Maloney wrote: I am so sorry that this
happened to you.We are imprisoned by this pain and the Medical
Quacks have control over us,I will not relate my story because
it is too horrid and long...but I fight these Doctors tooth
and nail and I aam alone and not up to it.If you get an
attorney they will be scared to death.God Help you
> On 6/26/12, Wayne wrote:
>> I have been in the medical feild all of my life.
>> That all changed after getting a spinal cord
>> stimulator.My unit was working well on the trial
>> but one of the two leads weren"t working. When I
>> had a revision in 2004 neither worked. I know
>> have a unit in me that I cant get taken out the
>> battery pack feels like I am laying or sitting
>> on a wallet.I can Never have a MRI again and
>> have more pain then when metronics pushed this
>> thing. Why would there be a person in the O.R.
>> that was not scrubbed in but had a say on
>> how,where and what to do with it. ANYONE having
>> this done I would really advise against it. I
>> have more pain,less sleep and decreased quality
>> of life. I also can not get this taken out and
>> the medtronic rep.was "scheduled to program
>> someone elses to program. She did say that "she
>> feels bad that it didnt work out for me" that
>> makes the last 8 plus years of pain,trouble
>> sitting,sleeping and the total disability so
>> much better.