Re: SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR

From: lindahalford (lindahalford@comcast.net)
Sun May 24 21:42:59 2009


Dr. Collier said the Spinal Cord Stimulator battery lasts 20 years. I believe they be new and improved since 2006.

>----- Original Message -----
From: "IAS Admin (Tracy)" <tracy.joslin@adhesions.org> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.obgyn.net> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 6:18 AM Subject: SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR

> From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf
Of > lynette shriver
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 10:59 AM
> To: adhesions-request@adhesions.org
> Subject: Re: SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR
>
> I have a "nerve stimulator" implanted. It is made by the company
> MEDTRONIC. I had it implanted July of 2006 by my pain management Dr. and
my > general surgeon. I had a trial one and it worked pretty well. With one
> surgery the docs put it in. The battery is in my lower back and then 3
> wires go up and across my hip and down next to my nerves in my groin. (all
> internally implanted.) This is were I was having the greatest pain. The
> type I got stays in for about 9 yrs. You have to recharge the battery
about > once a month and it takes 3 hrs. I have a device that I match up to my
> battery in my back and it recharges. Also I have another device that I can
> match up with my battery and change the intensity of the 3 wires, either 2
> stimulating at once or all 3 rotating.
>
> I was practically pain free until March of this year, so about 2yrs and
> 8months. Through this period the only thing I took for occasional pain was
> Motrin. It is still working but my pain now is too intense for it to take
> the pain away and I can't tolerate the intensity being increased. I am
> trying other things in addition to the stimulator now like nerve
injections > and physical therapy for deep tissue massage and exercises to stretch the
> adhesion's.
>
> With this device implanted, I can't have and MRI below my neck. Also they
> said it might set off the metal detectors. So far it hasn't. I do have a
> card I carry that says I have the device implanted. I would recommend this
> to anyone with pain from abdominal adhesion.
>


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