RE: medtronic help line help or no help that is the question !

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I was just told to talk to my doctor.

How long did they know about this? Mine

was implanted on 2/13/07. If they knew in 3/07 why didn’t they do

something sooner???

I wonder if there will be a class action

suit over this.. I’m beginning to wonder if a faulty lead was the cause

of all my problems. I need answers.

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Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007

11:04 PM

Subject: medtronic help

line help or no help that is the question !

medtronic

help line told me the lady said that that sent a noctice to the doctors

in march of 2007 but just recalled the device today said i will be receiveing a

letter in the mail aroudn friday with more information she said they know these

are niot senceing right and causeing high restaince when being tested ! but

there more concerned about fracturign or brakeing of the leads ! which really

dont make since ( as far as i knew they where related !) they

where supprize when they asked how i learn of the recall when i told thim my

doctor called me

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i dont knwo my lead was implanted in july it's the one that casued me to ahve all the side effects from lasted sugery ! so i'm pretty aggrevated to learn they knew since march ! but i'm not suprized as they told ,e in july that they where aware for problems with the wires during implanttion and after the fact ! but what can we do but wait it out ! Baker <laurarn@...> wrote: I was just told to talk to my doctor. How long did they know about this? Mine was implanted on 2/13/07. If they knew in 3/07 why didn’t they do something sooner??? I wonder if there will be a class action suit over this.. I’m beginning to wonder if a faulty lead was the cause of all my problems. I need answers. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of LIghtingpawSent: Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 PM Subject: medtronic help line help or no

help that is the question ! medtronic help line told me the lady said that that sent a noctice to the doctors in march of 2007 but just recalled the device today said i will be receiveing a letter in the mail aroudn friday with more information she said they know these are niot senceing right and causeing high restaince when being tested ! but there more concerned about fracturign or brakeing of the leads ! which really dont make since ( as far as i knew they where related !) they where supprize when they asked how i learn of the recall when i told thim my doctor called me __________ NOD32 2595 (20071016) Information

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Hello, I was just reading some of the Zap letters about the leads, I have also heard it on the news and read about it in the newspaper...TODAY, I get a call from Children's Hospital and my son has one of the defective leads. His was implanted in 2005...so scary. We just had a huge appt. in July where they did an interrogation of the AICD, and Echo to check his homo-graft valve replacement and the patching done in his heart. We had a good checkup, but now this. They want us back in a few weeks, for this lead problem. My son who is 19 is so disappointed and scared, as I am. I tried calling Medtronic, but was on hold for ever, so eventually hung up. I think they are probably inundated with calls over this problem...I hope we have some answers at our Dr. visit? Laurie Gertenbach (Ross' mom) Baker <laurarn@...> wrote: I was just told to talk to my doctor. How long did they know about this? Mine was implanted on 2/13/07. If they knew in 3/07 why didn’t

they do something sooner??? I wonder if there will be a class action suit over this.. I’m beginning to wonder if a faulty lead was the cause of all my problems. I need answers. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of LIghtingpawSent: Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 PM Subject: medtronic help line help or no help that is the question ! medtronic help line told me the lady said that that sent a noctice to the doctors in march of 2007 but just recalled the device today said i will be

receiveing a letter in the mail aroudn friday with more information she said they know these are niot senceing right and causeing high restaince when being tested ! but there more concerned about fracturign or brakeing of the leads ! which really dont make since ( as far as i knew they where related !) they where supprize when they asked how i learn of the recall when i told thim my doctor called me __________ NOD32 2595 (20071016) Information __________This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.http://www.eset.com

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Hello Laurie,

We are all upset about this news. I did get through to Medtronics and they did not have much to say except 'sorry" and that I would have to discuss the problem with my physician. They also said that I should be receiving a letter from them next week. That was it.....

There was a doctor from Medtronics on the chat last night so I am sure you will be seeing a lot of posts concerning that chat. What I took away from the chat was that Medtronics is advocating re-programming our units to give us warning in the case of the lead not functioning correctly. I wonder why this was not done as a matter of course during the original programming??? I was glad the doctor joined the chat, but I took most of what he said with a grain of salt because he represents the best interests of Medtronics.

We all need to talk to our doctors and decide what is the best course of action to take. This is very scary!

Sydney

RE: medtronic help line help or no help that is the question !

Hello,

I was just reading some of the Zap letters about the leads, I have also heard it on the news and read about it in the newspaper...TODAY, I get a call from Children's Hospital and my son has one of the defective leads. His was implanted in 2005...so scary. We just had a huge appt. in July where they did an interrogation of the AICD, and Echo to check his homo-graft valve replacement and the patching done in his heart. We had a good checkup, but now this. They want us back in a few weeks, for this lead problem. My son who is 19 is so disappointed and scared, as I am. I tried calling Medtronic, but was on hold for ever, so eventually hung up. I think they are probably inundated with calls over this problem...I hope we have some answers at our Dr. visit?

Laurie Gertenbach (Ross' mom) Baker <laurarnrochester (DOT) rr.com> wrote:

I was just told to talk to my doctor.

How long did they know about this? Mine was implanted on 2/13/07. If they knew in 3/07 why didn’t they do something sooner???

I wonder if there will be a class action suit over this.. I’m beginning to wonder if a faulty lead was the cause of all my problems. I need answers.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of LIghtingpawSent: Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 PM Subject: medtronic help line help or no help that is the question !

medtronic help line told me the lady said that that sent a noctice to the doctors in march of 2007 but just recalled the device today said i will be receiveing a letter in the mail aroudn friday with more information she said they know these are niot senceing right and causeing high restaince when being tested ! but there more concerned about fracturign or brakeing of the leads ! which really dont make since ( as far as i knew they where related !) they where supprize when they asked how i learn of the recall when i told thim my doctor called me __________ NOD32 2595 (20071016) Information __________This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.http://www.eset.com