Posted by Kena Hartzog- Nelson on 5/04/14

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On feb. 5 2013 I had a trial stimulator put in and was fine
. So march 8 2013 had my permanent put in at the hughston
hosp in colombus ga. We'll it wasn't even a week and
started having swelling at thoracic area. Straw like fluid
kept coming out. And lots of pressure and discomfort noted
in that area. I called the nurse at the hughston clinic she
immediately put me on antibotics and told me to keep my
follow up appt for the following week. Went to my follow up
appt . The doctor told me he had to take me back into
surgery. It was really swelled at the incision site and
around the thoracic. I went in 2 days later. Stayed 4 days
. Had 3 surgeries that go around. On April 22 2013. I was
at my follow up appt. still with complications. This time I
had to go back up to hughston hospital this time I had
emergency surgery. I had to have my stimulator taken out.
Had to stay in hosp for 7 days. Had 4 surgeries within that
week. The cultures came back that I had a infection . Mrsa
in my spine. I was horrified. As a nurse I new Mrsa us
everywhere , when u catch in the spine something went
wrong. Well it's a year later I am on constant pain pills
with pain over half of my body. See I have rsd/crps. And
the stimulator was suppose to help that. Now I am on heavy
duty narcotics. Can't work been out of work for several
years. I have a severe back problem too. And I developed
rsd after my first back surgery by another doc in 2009. I
didn't get diagnosed intill 2010. Now docs are scared of me
because if the Mrsa. They don't want to even try another
stimulator. Even my pain doc . Any way I hope my statement
can help in any way. If u have any more questions u can
reach me at 850- 557- 0114. Thank u

Boston scientific stimulator problems, 5/04/14, by Kena Hartzog- Nelson.

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