Re: Stimulator acting unusual, or is it just me?

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under workers cop you have the right to pck see ny doctor of your

choice!

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--- Hi My name is Holly I am new to the group. I can understand what

you are going through in many ways. I actully have the same system.

When I got my first implant it worked wonders for me. Four weeks out

of surgery one of the leads had moved so I went back in for my pain

doctor to revision it. That surgery didnt go well at all I got a csf

leak causing a headache that I have had now for over a year. I didnt

get any stimulation with the revision either.

So than my pain doctor called a neurosugeon to look at me for the

headache and to do surgery for the paddle lead for ANS that surgery

didnt work either I got stimulation mild in spots. It wasnt the

areas that I need it the most either. The neurosurgoen than did a

paddle revison this last sept. I was getting stimulation unless I

had my feet out straight when sitting up against a wall. Than it

just stopped working all together.

My insurance was mad the fact that my pain doc used ANS because it

was more expensive than Medtronic. However I look at its a fault on

both parties insurance oked it and the doc insisted on it. However

my neurosurgeon told me that I was his first using the ANS. He had

uses Medtronic with all of his other patients. The success has been

great to he feels that its the medical equitment of ANS that is not

working.

Right now we are trying to get the insurance to agree to use the

Medtronic. We strongely believe that it will work this time. My

insurance is now making my pain doc reffer all of his patients to

see my NS for the surgeries. In which I think is wise he knows more

in that area than a pain doctor. Also other doctors of mine were

suprised that the pain doc was doing the surgeries.

If I were you I would talk to them about putting in a Medtronic

system if you look at it Medtronic has been around longer than ANS.

I wish I would have had Medtronic to began with and I wouldnt be in

the mess that I am in now to get a new system.

For me this is my only way to relieve my pain since I am allergic to

almost all of the narcotics that are used for pain management.

I hope that this information help you some sorry that its so long.

In Stimulator , " Lamer " <schnauzgirl@y...> wrote:

> I had an ANS SCS implanted 9/9/03; w/the IPG in Lt hip/buttock

area.

> Ever since I had problems w/medication interactions between

> Prednisone & antihistamines to stop my latex allergic reaction;

> (which was flared up d/t implant surgery, then also having repair

> surgery 10/15 on my right knee). Now the only time I can feel the

> sensation of the stimulator being turned up, or working at all, is

> when I happen to move/stretch just right; & then it feels like

> someone has turned it on high. What is going on w/it? Has anyone

> else experienced this? 3 weeks ago I had to have a new programmer

> sent from ANS in Plano, Tx because the other malfunctioned. On

> 11/19; (2 years to the day of fall injury @ work:), I went to pain

> mngt Dr's office for the ANS rep to reprogram the new

programmer.

> What he said was maybe the feeling/sensation was decreased d/t the

> scar tissue healing in around the electrodes by the nerves. The

pain

> mngt Dr also renewed the Oxy IR & OxyContin rx's/ but wrote the

> Oxycodone 5mg IR for break thru pain 2-3 caps per day!!! I'd been

> taking 2 caps 2-3 times/day--quite a change. I thought he had an

> understanding of the degen. nerve issue I'm dealing with; but if

not;

> guess I'll have to get work comp to locate another Dr. in the KC

area

> that does understand arachnoiditis. in NE KS

[Guest guest]

I had my stimulator 2 years now I love it but on get 40% relief I have

to be laying all the way Down to get the sensation needed. It helps I

still have to take Duragesic 100ugh for pain owner

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