Stimulator Implant--Harry-GARY

[Guest guest]

Hello Harry;

here; I just got a new model that keeps a charge for a long time, the

charger is attached to a belt I can put on and just wear for about a hour and it

is charged and has lights. Mine is a ANS model. I would sejust you contact the

service Tech. for advice on this matter , he/her may have a good solution.  All

my past stimulators has functions for differant settings. There should be a

green light on the charger that would let her know it is charged and another

that tells her it is charging. We may not have the same unit as they have

differant ones for differ people. Positioning the towels for the charger is ok

but you might think about medical tape if she could tolarate the removal of the

tape. Than she can see if the charge light is solid green and can take it off.

My unit can give me a low shock or high and left or right side or both sides. I

have it set where it goe's from the hips down to my toes on the same level and

leave it on all the time

and adjust as needed. I hope this note helpes some and try differant type of

tape's and that might make it easier to deal with. If you get the charger set on

her and leave just tell her to take it off in a hour and a half and it should be

fully charged by than.

I hope this helped , God Bless

GARY 

 

 

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>Hello ,

>I am glad to hear the spinal cord stimulator gives you some relief. My Mother

just had one implanted for pain related to severe spinal stenosis. She has had

good relief with the ability to reduce her need for pain medication. One problem

has been recharging the implanted battery. My mother is a  little hard of

hearing

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>To: Stillsdisease

>From: proangler56@...

>Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:54:15 -0700

>Subject: Stimulator Implant

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>      I have a Stimulator implant Harry and they work great. I had my first one

in 98' and 2 more sence. The batteries run out and you need a replacement. The

one I have now will give me 8 more years of battery life. It is a outpatiant

operation for the new implants. With the combination of pain management with

drugs and the stimulator I still have a degree of cronic pain . The stimulator

gives me 40% relief and that is alot.

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>LORD;I AM IN A PRISON...FOR SOMETHING I NEVER DONE...IT'S BEEN ONE HILL AFTER

ANOTHER...I'VE CLIMBED THEM ALL...ONE BY ONE

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>>To: stillsdisease

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>>Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:04 AM

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>>Subject: RE: Back Surgery

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>>Hello Gail,

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>>A few things to consider regarding surgery. Many patients consider spine

surgery a failure if they do not achieve a satisfactory level of pain relief.

The absolute percentage of relief of pain unfortunately is hard for a spine

surgeon to predict as a result of surgery. Prolonged compression of a nerve

particularly small diameter nerve fibers (temperature and pain) can result in

chronic scarring such that even after a structurally successful  lumbar

decompression and fusion there is continued pain. One needs to also consider the

possibility that in the absence of surgery the larger nerve fibers carrying

balance input and voluntary motor activity do not get permanently injured. The

result is progressive numbness, ataxia, and paralysis. A patient with chronic

pain following lumbar spine surgery may be a candidate for an implantable spinal

cord stimulator for relief of pain. Preservation of sensory and motor function

is the primary concern particularly in

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>a patient with not unreasonable pre-operative risk factors. 

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>>Harry S.

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>>To: Stillsdisease

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>>From: glmrphy@...

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>>Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:29:24 -0700

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>>Subject: Re: Back Surgery

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>>      Thanks for posting this, ... I am still undecided about my back,

have been thru so much to try and fix my multiple problems and sometimes the

pain gets so bad I am ready to tell the doc to sterilize the scalpel, lol... I

have vertebral slippage (spondylolisthesis), spine curvature, nerve protrusions

and spurs. All located at L-4/L-5 and L-5/S-1... Physical therapy worked until

they started traction, which messed it up worse.  32 visits to chiropractor and

him finally saying , I've done all I can.  Two neurosurgeons (had to get that

2nd opinion!) both agree that if the epidural steroid injections dont help my

only option is surgery.  They are talking about going in, correctng the curve in

my spine and fixing the vertebral slippage, blah, blah... two rods and I can't

remember how many screws to hold it all together. 

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>>So, it was on to the pain clinic for the injections which help some, only

temporarily.  Only other thing they have suggested is spinal manipulation where

I would need to be sedated.  That scares me, too.  Doc said, please, whatever

you do, you are only allowed to walk and swim, that's it, or your spine will

slip right off itself.  Lovely. 

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>>So, I take it a day at a time.  Want to weigh my options and talk to others

(like you) who have good or bad outcomes.  For now, I use a cane when it's bad

(I can't stand for longer than 5 minutes without holding onto something) and

take pain meds (they barely touch it) and hope for the best.  However, my

husband had C-spine surgery years ago and has done well with the outcome.  Guess

it all depends...

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>>Sorry you are going thru this, and I know your situation is different b/c it

was so sudden, hang in there!

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>>Gail

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>>To: " Stillsdisease " <Stillsdisease >

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>>Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:14 PM

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>>I would like to talk to you about my experance with back segury. If one can

avoid it please AVOID IT. I had a slipped and cracked L5-S1 vertabra and had

bone taken from my hip and fussed 3 vertaba togeather. I also had to have three

6 " rods and 6 screws to hold the rods and vertabra in place. I had to have this

operation due to a Harley accident. I hit a car broadside going 50 miles per

hour, he did not see me. He pulled out in front of me. My operation was not a

question of should I have it done it was have to case or my spinal cord would

have been severed. My operation was done as a emergancy . I now have " Failed

Back Syndrome " a very cronic condition that will never go away. One can look up

this condition on WebMD and you will read what a back operation can leave you

with. Now I know some people have miner operations and feel good after but a

major invacive operation can leave you in more pain than not having surgery .

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>>>I'm trying not to be depressed but I got my MRI results this week from my

cervical spine and the damage is quite extensive with disk buldging at a few

places and the with disc pieces up to 7 mm in size breaking off and pressing

into my central spinal canal in several places.

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[Guest guest]

Hello ,

I appreciate all the good advice. I really like the idea of tape and I will

try that next. On my mother's unit there is a beeper system. If the charger is

near the implanted unit the beeper creates a beeping sound that is not loud

enough for her to hear. If the unit is on the correct area to charge the

implanted stimulator the beeping sound stops. Again the problem is that my

mother's hearing is poor at the frequency level of the beeper. She can not

distinguish if the sound is being produced or the sound has stopped. The rep

can't change the method the stimulator uses to alert the patient regarding the

success of the charging plan while it is occurring. My mother's unit is a Boston

Scientific SCS.

Thanks,

Harry S.

To: Stillsdisease

From: proangler56@...

Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:09:17 -0700

Subject: Stimulator Implant--Harry-GARY

Hello Harry;

here; I just got a new model that keeps a charge for a long time, the

charger is attached to a belt I can put on and just wear for about a hour and it

is charged and has lights. Mine is a ANS model. I would sejust you contact the

service Tech. for advice on this matter , he/her may have a good solution. All

my past stimulators has functions for differant settings. There should be a

green light on the charger that would let her know it is charged and another

that tells her it is charging. We may not have the same unit as they have

differant ones for differ people. Positioning the towels for the charger is ok

but you might think about medical tape if she could tolarate the removal of the

tape. Than she can see if the charge light is solid green and can take it off.

My unit can give me a low shock or high and left or right side or both sides. I

have it set where it goe's from the hips down to my toes on the same level and

leave it on all the time

and adjust as needed. I hope this note helpes some and try differant type of

tape's and that might make it easier to deal with. If you get the charger set on

her and leave just tell her to take it off in a hour and a half and it should be

fully charged by than.

I hope this helped , God Bless

GARY

>

>________________________________

>

>

>

>Hello ,

>I am glad to hear the spinal cord stimulator gives you some relief. My Mother

just had one implanted for pain related to severe spinal stenosis. She has had

good relief with the ability to reduce her need for pain medication. One problem

has been recharging the implanted battery. My mother is a little hard of

hearing

>

>

>

>

>To: Stillsdisease

>From: proangler56@...

>Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:54:15 -0700

>Subject: Stimulator Implant

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> I have a Stimulator implant Harry and they work great. I had my first one

in 98' and 2 more sence. The batteries run out and you need a replacement. The

one I have now will give me 8 more years of battery life. It is a outpatiant

operation for the new implants. With the combination of pain management with

drugs and the stimulator I still have a degree of cronic pain . The stimulator

gives me 40% relief and that is alot.

>

>

>

>

>

>LORD;I AM IN A PRISON...FOR SOMETHING I NEVER DONE...IT'S BEEN ONE HILL AFTER

ANOTHER...I'VE CLIMBED THEM ALL...ONE BY ONE

>

>

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>>________________________________

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>>To: stillsdisease

>

>>Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:04 AM

>

>>Subject: RE: Back Surgery

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>

>>

>

>>Hello Gail,

>

>>A few things to consider regarding surgery. Many patients consider spine

surgery a failure if they do not achieve a satisfactory level of pain relief.

The absolute percentage of relief of pain unfortunately is hard for a spine

surgeon to predict as a result of surgery. Prolonged compression of a nerve

particularly small diameter nerve fibers (temperature and pain) can result in

chronic scarring such that even after a structurally successful lumbar

decompression and fusion there is continued pain. One needs to also consider the

possibility that in the absence of surgery the larger nerve fibers carrying

balance input and voluntary motor activity do not get permanently injured. The

result is progressive numbness, ataxia, and paralysis. A patient with chronic

pain following lumbar spine surgery may be a candidate for an implantable spinal

cord stimulator for relief of pain. Preservation of sensory and motor function

is the primary concern particularly in

>

>a patient with not unreasonable pre-operative risk factors.

>

>>Harry S.

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>

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>

>>To: Stillsdisease

>

>>From: glmrphy@...

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>>Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:29:24 -0700

>

>>Subject: Re: Back Surgery

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>> Thanks for posting this, ... I am still undecided about my back,

have been thru so much to try and fix my multiple problems and sometimes the

pain gets so bad I am ready to tell the doc to sterilize the scalpel, lol... I

have vertebral slippage (spondylolisthesis), spine curvature, nerve protrusions

and spurs. All located at L-4/L-5 and L-5/S-1... Physical therapy worked until

they started traction, which messed it up worse. 32 visits to chiropractor and

him finally saying , I've done all I can. Two neurosurgeons (had to get that

2nd opinion!) both agree that if the epidural steroid injections dont help my

only option is surgery. They are talking about going in, correctng the curve in

my spine and fixing the vertebral slippage, blah, blah... two rods and I can't

remember how many screws to hold it all together.

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>>So, it was on to the pain clinic for the injections which help some, only

temporarily. Only other thing they have suggested is spinal manipulation where

I would need to be sedated. That scares me, too. Doc said, please, whatever

you do, you are only allowed to walk and swim, that's it, or your spine will

slip right off itself. Lovely.

>

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>

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>>

>

>>So, I take it a day at a time. Want to weigh my options and talk to others

(like you) who have good or bad outcomes. For now, I use a cane when it's bad

(I can't stand for longer than 5 minutes without holding onto something) and

take pain meds (they barely touch it) and hope for the best. However, my

husband had C-spine surgery years ago and has done well with the outcome. Guess

it all depends...

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>Sorry you are going thru this, and I know your situation is different b/c it

was so sudden, hang in there!

>

>>

>

>>Gail

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>>________________________________

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>

>>To: " Stillsdisease " <Stillsdisease >

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>>Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:14 PM

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>>

>

>>Subject: Back Segury

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>

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>

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>> Here;

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>>

>

>>I would like to talk to you about my experance with back segury. If one can

avoid it please AVOID IT. I had a slipped and cracked L5-S1 vertabra and had

bone taken from my hip and fussed 3 vertaba togeather. I also had to have three

6 " rods and 6 screws to hold the rods and vertabra in place. I had to have this

operation due to a Harley accident. I hit a car broadside going 50 miles per

hour, he did not see me. He pulled out in front of me. My operation was not a

question of should I have it done it was have to case or my spinal cord would

have been severed. My operation was done as a emergancy . I now have " Failed

Back Syndrome " a very cronic condition that will never go away. One can look up

this condition on WebMD and you will read what a back operation can leave you

with. Now I know some people have miner operations and feel good after but a

major invacive operation can leave you in more pain than not having surgery .

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>>>Hi all,

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>>>I'm trying not to be depressed but I got my MRI results this week from my

cervical spine and the damage is quite extensive with disk buldging at a few

places and the with disc pieces up to 7 mm in size breaking off and pressing

into my central spinal canal in several places.

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[Guest guest]

Hello ,

I appreciate all the good advice. I really like the idea of tape and I will

try that next. On my mother's unit there is a beeper system. If the charger is

near the implanted unit the beeper creates a beeping sound that is not loud

enough for her to hear. If the unit is on the correct area to charge the

implanted stimulator the beeping sound stops. Again the problem is that my

mother's hearing is poor at the frequency level of the beeper. She can not

distinguish if the sound is being produced or the sound has stopped. The rep

can't change the method the stimulator uses to alert the patient regarding the

success of the charging plan while it is occurring. My mother's unit is a Boston

Scientific SCS.

Thanks,

Harry S.

To: Stillsdisease

From: proangler56@...

Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:09:17 -0700

Subject: Stimulator Implant--Harry-GARY

Hello Harry;

here; I just got a new model that keeps a charge for a long time, the

charger is attached to a belt I can put on and just wear for about a hour and it

is charged and has lights. Mine is a ANS model. I would sejust you contact the

service Tech. for advice on this matter , he/her may have a good solution. All

my past stimulators has functions for differant settings. There should be a

green light on the charger that would let her know it is charged and another

that tells her it is charging. We may not have the same unit as they have

differant ones for differ people. Positioning the towels for the charger is ok

but you might think about medical tape if she could tolarate the removal of the

tape. Than she can see if the charge light is solid green and can take it off.

My unit can give me a low shock or high and left or right side or both sides. I

have it set where it goe's from the hips down to my toes on the same level and

leave it on all the time

and adjust as needed. I hope this note helpes some and try differant type of

tape's and that might make it easier to deal with. If you get the charger set on

her and leave just tell her to take it off in a hour and a half and it should be

fully charged by than.

I hope this helped , God Bless

GARY

>

>________________________________

>

>

>

>Hello ,

>I am glad to hear the spinal cord stimulator gives you some relief. My Mother

just had one implanted for pain related to severe spinal stenosis. She has had

good relief with the ability to reduce her need for pain medication. One problem

has been recharging the implanted battery. My mother is a little hard of

hearing

>

>

>

>

>To: Stillsdisease

>From: proangler56@...

>Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:54:15 -0700

>Subject: Stimulator Implant

>

>

>

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> I have a Stimulator implant Harry and they work great. I had my first one

in 98' and 2 more sence. The batteries run out and you need a replacement. The

one I have now will give me 8 more years of battery life. It is a outpatiant

operation for the new implants. With the combination of pain management with

drugs and the stimulator I still have a degree of cronic pain . The stimulator

gives me 40% relief and that is alot.

>

>

>

>

>

>LORD;I AM IN A PRISON...FOR SOMETHING I NEVER DONE...IT'S BEEN ONE HILL AFTER

ANOTHER...I'VE CLIMBED THEM ALL...ONE BY ONE

>

>

>

>>________________________________

>

>>

>

>>To: stillsdisease

>

>>Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:04 AM

>

>>Subject: RE: Back Surgery

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>Hello Gail,

>

>>A few things to consider regarding surgery. Many patients consider spine

surgery a failure if they do not achieve a satisfactory level of pain relief.

The absolute percentage of relief of pain unfortunately is hard for a spine

surgeon to predict as a result of surgery. Prolonged compression of a nerve

particularly small diameter nerve fibers (temperature and pain) can result in

chronic scarring such that even after a structurally successful lumbar

decompression and fusion there is continued pain. One needs to also consider the

possibility that in the absence of surgery the larger nerve fibers carrying

balance input and voluntary motor activity do not get permanently injured. The

result is progressive numbness, ataxia, and paralysis. A patient with chronic

pain following lumbar spine surgery may be a candidate for an implantable spinal

cord stimulator for relief of pain. Preservation of sensory and motor function

is the primary concern particularly in

>

>a patient with not unreasonable pre-operative risk factors.

>

>>Harry S.

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>To: Stillsdisease

>

>>From: glmrphy@...

>

>>Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:29:24 -0700

>

>>Subject: Re: Back Surgery

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>> Thanks for posting this, ... I am still undecided about my back,

have been thru so much to try and fix my multiple problems and sometimes the

pain gets so bad I am ready to tell the doc to sterilize the scalpel, lol... I

have vertebral slippage (spondylolisthesis), spine curvature, nerve protrusions

and spurs. All located at L-4/L-5 and L-5/S-1... Physical therapy worked until

they started traction, which messed it up worse. 32 visits to chiropractor and

him finally saying , I've done all I can. Two neurosurgeons (had to get that

2nd opinion!) both agree that if the epidural steroid injections dont help my

only option is surgery. They are talking about going in, correctng the curve in

my spine and fixing the vertebral slippage, blah, blah... two rods and I can't

remember how many screws to hold it all together.

>

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>

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>

>>

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>>So, it was on to the pain clinic for the injections which help some, only

temporarily. Only other thing they have suggested is spinal manipulation where

I would need to be sedated. That scares me, too. Doc said, please, whatever

you do, you are only allowed to walk and swim, that's it, or your spine will

slip right off itself. Lovely.

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>So, I take it a day at a time. Want to weigh my options and talk to others

(like you) who have good or bad outcomes. For now, I use a cane when it's bad

(I can't stand for longer than 5 minutes without holding onto something) and

take pain meds (they barely touch it) and hope for the best. However, my

husband had C-spine surgery years ago and has done well with the outcome. Guess

it all depends...

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>Sorry you are going thru this, and I know your situation is different b/c it

was so sudden, hang in there!

>

>>

>

>>Gail

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>________________________________

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>To: " Stillsdisease " <Stillsdisease >

>

>>

>

>>Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:14 PM

>

>>

>

>>Subject: Back Segury

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>> Here;

>

>>

>

>>I would like to talk to you about my experance with back segury. If one can

avoid it please AVOID IT. I had a slipped and cracked L5-S1 vertabra and had

bone taken from my hip and fussed 3 vertaba togeather. I also had to have three

6 " rods and 6 screws to hold the rods and vertabra in place. I had to have this

operation due to a Harley accident. I hit a car broadside going 50 miles per

hour, he did not see me. He pulled out in front of me. My operation was not a

question of should I have it done it was have to case or my spinal cord would

have been severed. My operation was done as a emergancy . I now have " Failed

Back Syndrome " a very cronic condition that will never go away. One can look up

this condition on WebMD and you will read what a back operation can leave you

with. Now I know some people have miner operations and feel good after but a

major invacive operation can leave you in more pain than not having surgery .

>

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>

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>

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>

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>

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>

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>>>

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>>>________________________________

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>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>Hi all,

>

>>

>

>>>I'm trying not to be depressed but I got my MRI results this week from my

cervical spine and the damage is quite extensive with disk buldging at a few

places and the with disc pieces up to 7 mm in size breaking off and pressing

into my central spinal canal in several places.

>

>>

>

>>>

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[Guest guest]

I understand Harry. I am on my 3rd stimulator and the first one was like that.

The one I have now has lights and a belt. Harry , if you take the charger and

you find the right spot with " You " doing it, take a black marker and make a

circle on her skin, and she can just place it right where you marked it, and

have her put tape on it before she try's to place it, and have her just place it

in the circle and press down on the tape and she is good to go. You could also

try a ACE bandage  ( Attach 2 togeather) and wrap it around her waist , just

another idea. Do's she live with you ?  I would try the tape, and test how long

it takes to charge fully, and like I said just get it set and tell her how long

to keep it on by the clock .You could also get a timer and she could -see- if

the time ran out, she is charged up. I don't know how her mental condition is so

forgive me if I give advice that is not something she can do herself. . Now

there is a tape that is used in sugery that is thick and comes off without pain.

I had a roll at the

hosp. because the doctor left it on my bed so I brought it home and it is about

all used up. This thick tape is really good but I'm sure it would be hard to get

your hands on some. As Mom is a female she may not have much hair in that area

so a good medical tape should work ok. You could also get the shaving cream out

and a razor and just shave her where the tape will go and that would make it

more comfortable for her.I hope this helps. God Bless you for being a good son

Harry . Let me know how thing are going ...ok .

 

LORD;I AM IN A PRISON...FOR SOMETHING I NEVER DONE...IT'S BEEN ONE HILL AFTER

ANOTHER...I'VE CLIMBED THEM ALL...ONE BY ONE

>________________________________

>

>To: stillsdisease

>Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 9:28 AM

>Subject: RE: Stimulator Implant--Harry-GARY

>

>

>Hello ,

>I  appreciate all the good advice. I really like the idea of tape and I will

try that next. On my mother's unit there is a beeper system. If the charger is

near the implanted unit the beeper creates a beeping sound that is not loud

enough for her to hear. If the unit is on the correct area to charge the

implanted stimulator the beeping sound stops. Again the problem is that my

mother's hearing is poor at the frequency level of the beeper. She can not

distinguish if the sound is being produced or the sound has stopped. The rep

can't change the method the stimulator uses to alert the patient regarding the

success of the charging plan while it is occurring. My mother's unit is a Boston

Scientific SCS.

>Thanks,

>Harry S.

>

>

>

>

>To: Stillsdisease

>From: proangler56@...

>Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:09:17 -0700

>Subject: Stimulator Implant--Harry-GARY

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>     

>      Hello Harry;

>

> here; I just got a new model that keeps a charge for a long time, the

charger is attached to a belt I can put on and just wear for about a hour and it

is charged and has lights. Mine is a ANS model. I would sejust you contact the

service Tech. for advice on this matter , he/her may have a good solution.  All

my past stimulators has functions for differant settings. There should be a

green light on the charger that would let her know it is charged and another

that tells her it is charging. We may not have the same unit as they have

differant ones for differ people. Positioning the towels for the charger is ok

but you might think about medical tape if she could tolarate the removal of the

tape. Than she can see if the charge light is solid green and can take it off.

My unit can give me a low shock or high and left or right side or both sides. I

have it set where it goe's from the hips down to my toes on the same level and

leave it on all the time

>

>and adjust as needed. I hope this note helpes some and try differant type of

tape's and that might make it easier to deal with. If you get the charger set on

her and leave just tell her to take it off in a hour and a half and it should be

fully charged by than.

>

>I hope this helped , God Bless

>

>GARY 

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>>Hello ,

>

>>I am glad to hear the spinal cord stimulator gives you some relief. My Mother

just had one implanted for pain related to severe spinal stenosis. She has had

good relief with the ability to reduce her need for pain medication. One problem

has been recharging the implanted battery. My mother is a  little hard of

hearing

>

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>>To: Stillsdisease

>

>>From: proangler56@...

>

>>Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:54:15 -0700

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>>Subject: Stimulator Implant

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>>      I have a Stimulator implant Harry and they work great. I had my first

one in 98' and 2 more sence. The batteries run out and you need a replacement.

The one I have now will give me 8 more years of battery life. It is a outpatiant

operation for the new implants. With the combination of pain management with

drugs and the stimulator I still have a degree of cronic pain . The stimulator

gives me 40% relief and that is alot.

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>>LORD;I AM IN A PRISON...FOR SOMETHING I NEVER DONE...IT'S BEEN ONE HILL AFTER

ANOTHER...I'VE CLIMBED THEM ALL...ONE BY ONE

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>>>To: stillsdisease

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>>>Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:04 AM

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>>>Subject: RE: Back Surgery

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>>>Hello Gail,

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>

>>>A few things to consider regarding surgery. Many patients consider spine

surgery a failure if they do not achieve a satisfactory level of pain relief.

The absolute percentage of relief of pain unfortunately is hard for a spine

surgeon to predict as a result of surgery. Prolonged compression of a nerve

particularly small diameter nerve fibers (temperature and pain) can result in

chronic scarring such that even after a structurally successful  lumbar

decompression and fusion there is continued pain. One needs to also consider the

possibility that in the absence of surgery the larger nerve fibers carrying

balance input and voluntary motor activity do not get permanently injured. The

result is progressive numbness, ataxia, and paralysis. A patient with chronic

pain following lumbar spine surgery may be a candidate for an implantable spinal

cord stimulator for relief of pain. Preservation of sensory and motor function

is the primary concern particularly in

>

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>>a patient with not unreasonable pre-operative risk factors. 

>

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>

>>>Harry S.

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>>>To: Stillsdisease

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>>>From: glmrphy@...

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>>>Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:29:24 -0700

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>>>Subject: Re: Back Surgery

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>>>      Thanks for posting this, ... I am still undecided about my back,

have been thru so much to try and fix my multiple problems and sometimes the

pain gets so bad I am ready to tell the doc to sterilize the scalpel, lol... I

have vertebral slippage (spondylolisthesis), spine curvature, nerve protrusions

and spurs. All located at L-4/L-5 and L-5/S-1... Physical therapy worked until

they started traction, which messed it up worse.  32 visits to chiropractor and

him finally saying , I've done all I can.  Two neurosurgeons (had to get that

2nd opinion!) both agree that if the epidural steroid injections dont help my

only option is surgery.  They are talking about going in, correctng the curve in

my spine and fixing the vertebral slippage, blah, blah... two rods and I can't

remember how many screws to hold it all together. 

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>>>So, it was on to the pain clinic for the injections which help some, only

temporarily.  Only other thing they have suggested is spinal manipulation where

I would need to be sedated.  That scares me, too.  Doc said, please, whatever

you do, you are only allowed to walk and swim, that's it, or your spine will

slip right off itself.  Lovely. 

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>>>So, I take it a day at a time.  Want to weigh my options and talk to others

(like you) who have good or bad outcomes.  For now, I use a cane when it's bad

(I can't stand for longer than 5 minutes without holding onto something) and

take pain meds (they barely touch it) and hope for the best.  However, my

husband had C-spine surgery years ago and has done well with the outcome.  Guess

it all depends...

>

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>>>Sorry you are going thru this, and I know your situation is different b/c it

was so sudden, hang in there!

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>>>Gail

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>>>To: " Stillsdisease " <Stillsdisease >

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>>>Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:14 PM

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>>>Subject: Back Segury

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>>>I would like to talk to you about my experance with back segury. If one can

avoid it please AVOID IT. I had a slipped and cracked L5-S1 vertabra and had

bone taken from my hip and fussed 3 vertaba togeather. I also had to have three

6 " rods and 6 screws to hold the rods and vertabra in place. I had to have this

operation due to a Harley accident. I hit a car broadside going 50 miles per

hour, he did not see me. He pulled out in front of me. My operation was not a

question of should I have it done it was have to case or my spinal cord would

have been severed. My operation was done as a emergancy . I now have " Failed

Back Syndrome " a very cronic condition that will never go away. One can look up

this condition on WebMD and you will read what a back operation can leave you

with. Now I know some people have miner operations and feel good after but a

major invacive operation can leave you in more pain than not having surgery .

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>>>>I'm trying not to be depressed but I got my MRI results this week from my

cervical spine and the damage is quite extensive with disk buldging at a few

places and the with disc pieces up to 7 mm in size breaking off and pressing

into my central spinal canal in several places.

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[Guest guest]

I understand Harry. I am on my 3rd stimulator and the first one was like that.

The one I have now has lights and a belt. Harry , if you take the charger and

you find the right spot with " You " doing it, take a black marker and make a

circle on her skin, and she can just place it right where you marked it, and

have her put tape on it before she try's to place it, and have her just place it

in the circle and press down on the tape and she is good to go. You could also

try a ACE bandage  ( Attach 2 togeather) and wrap it around her waist , just

another idea. Do's she live with you ?  I would try the tape, and test how long

it takes to charge fully, and like I said just get it set and tell her how long

to keep it on by the clock .You could also get a timer and she could -see- if

the time ran out, she is charged up. I don't know how her mental condition is so

forgive me if I give advice that is not something she can do herself. . Now

there is a tape that is used in sugery that is thick and comes off without pain.

I had a roll at the

hosp. because the doctor left it on my bed so I brought it home and it is about

all used up. This thick tape is really good but I'm sure it would be hard to get

your hands on some. As Mom is a female she may not have much hair in that area

so a good medical tape should work ok. You could also get the shaving cream out

and a razor and just shave her where the tape will go and that would make it

more comfortable for her.I hope this helps. God Bless you for being a good son

Harry . Let me know how thing are going ...ok .

 

LORD;I AM IN A PRISON...FOR SOMETHING I NEVER DONE...IT'S BEEN ONE HILL AFTER

ANOTHER...I'VE CLIMBED THEM ALL...ONE BY ONE

>________________________________

>

>To: stillsdisease

>Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 9:28 AM

>Subject: RE: Stimulator Implant--Harry-GARY

>

>

>Hello ,

>I  appreciate all the good advice. I really like the idea of tape and I will

try that next. On my mother's unit there is a beeper system. If the charger is

near the implanted unit the beeper creates a beeping sound that is not loud

enough for her to hear. If the unit is on the correct area to charge the

implanted stimulator the beeping sound stops. Again the problem is that my

mother's hearing is poor at the frequency level of the beeper. She can not

distinguish if the sound is being produced or the sound has stopped. The rep

can't change the method the stimulator uses to alert the patient regarding the

success of the charging plan while it is occurring. My mother's unit is a Boston

Scientific SCS.

>Thanks,

>Harry S.

>

>

>

>

>To: Stillsdisease

>From: proangler56@...

>Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:09:17 -0700

>Subject: Stimulator Implant--Harry-GARY

>

>

>

>

>

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>

> 

>

>

>   

>     

>     

>      Hello Harry;

>

> here; I just got a new model that keeps a charge for a long time, the

charger is attached to a belt I can put on and just wear for about a hour and it

is charged and has lights. Mine is a ANS model. I would sejust you contact the

service Tech. for advice on this matter , he/her may have a good solution.  All

my past stimulators has functions for differant settings. There should be a

green light on the charger that would let her know it is charged and another

that tells her it is charging. We may not have the same unit as they have

differant ones for differ people. Positioning the towels for the charger is ok

but you might think about medical tape if she could tolarate the removal of the

tape. Than she can see if the charge light is solid green and can take it off.

My unit can give me a low shock or high and left or right side or both sides. I

have it set where it goe's from the hips down to my toes on the same level and

leave it on all the time

>

>and adjust as needed. I hope this note helpes some and try differant type of

tape's and that might make it easier to deal with. If you get the charger set on

her and leave just tell her to take it off in a hour and a half and it should be

fully charged by than.

>

>I hope this helped , God Bless

>

>GARY 

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>>

>

>>________________________________

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>Hello ,

>

>>I am glad to hear the spinal cord stimulator gives you some relief. My Mother

just had one implanted for pain related to severe spinal stenosis. She has had

good relief with the ability to reduce her need for pain medication. One problem

has been recharging the implanted battery. My mother is a  little hard of

hearing

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>To: Stillsdisease

>

>>From: proangler56@...

>

>>Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:54:15 -0700

>

>>Subject: Stimulator Implant

>

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>

>>      I have a Stimulator implant Harry and they work great. I had my first

one in 98' and 2 more sence. The batteries run out and you need a replacement.

The one I have now will give me 8 more years of battery life. It is a outpatiant

operation for the new implants. With the combination of pain management with

drugs and the stimulator I still have a degree of cronic pain . The stimulator

gives me 40% relief and that is alot.

>

>>

>

>> 

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>LORD;I AM IN A PRISON...FOR SOMETHING I NEVER DONE...IT'S BEEN ONE HILL AFTER

ANOTHER...I'VE CLIMBED THEM ALL...ONE BY ONE

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>>>________________________________

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>To: stillsdisease

>

>>

>

>>>Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:04 AM

>

>>

>

>>>Subject: RE: Back Surgery

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>Hello Gail,

>

>>

>

>>>A few things to consider regarding surgery. Many patients consider spine

surgery a failure if they do not achieve a satisfactory level of pain relief.

The absolute percentage of relief of pain unfortunately is hard for a spine

surgeon to predict as a result of surgery. Prolonged compression of a nerve

particularly small diameter nerve fibers (temperature and pain) can result in

chronic scarring such that even after a structurally successful  lumbar

decompression and fusion there is continued pain. One needs to also consider the

possibility that in the absence of surgery the larger nerve fibers carrying

balance input and voluntary motor activity do not get permanently injured. The

result is progressive numbness, ataxia, and paralysis. A patient with chronic

pain following lumbar spine surgery may be a candidate for an implantable spinal

cord stimulator for relief of pain. Preservation of sensory and motor function

is the primary concern particularly in

>

>>

>

>>a patient with not unreasonable pre-operative risk factors. 

>

>>

>

>>>Harry S.

>

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>

>>>

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>>>

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>

>>>To: Stillsdisease

>

>>

>

>>>From: glmrphy@...

>

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>

>>>Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:29:24 -0700

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>>>Subject: Re: Back Surgery

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>>>      Thanks for posting this, ... I am still undecided about my back,

have been thru so much to try and fix my multiple problems and sometimes the

pain gets so bad I am ready to tell the doc to sterilize the scalpel, lol... I

have vertebral slippage (spondylolisthesis), spine curvature, nerve protrusions

and spurs. All located at L-4/L-5 and L-5/S-1... Physical therapy worked until

they started traction, which messed it up worse.  32 visits to chiropractor and

him finally saying , I've done all I can.  Two neurosurgeons (had to get that

2nd opinion!) both agree that if the epidural steroid injections dont help my

only option is surgery.  They are talking about going in, correctng the curve in

my spine and fixing the vertebral slippage, blah, blah... two rods and I can't

remember how many screws to hold it all together. 

>

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>

>>>

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>

>>>So, it was on to the pain clinic for the injections which help some, only

temporarily.  Only other thing they have suggested is spinal manipulation where

I would need to be sedated.  That scares me, too.  Doc said, please, whatever

you do, you are only allowed to walk and swim, that's it, or your spine will

slip right off itself.  Lovely. 

>

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>>>

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>>>

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>

>>>So, I take it a day at a time.  Want to weigh my options and talk to others

(like you) who have good or bad outcomes.  For now, I use a cane when it's bad

(I can't stand for longer than 5 minutes without holding onto something) and

take pain meds (they barely touch it) and hope for the best.  However, my

husband had C-spine surgery years ago and has done well with the outcome.  Guess

it all depends...

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>Sorry you are going thru this, and I know your situation is different b/c it

was so sudden, hang in there!

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>Gail

>

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>>>

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>>

>

>>>

>

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>>>

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>

>>>________________________________

>

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>>>

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>>>

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>>>

>

>>

>

>>>To: " Stillsdisease " <Stillsdisease >

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:14 PM

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>Subject: Back Segury

>

>>

>

>>>

>

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>>>

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>>>

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>>> 

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>>> Here;

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avoid it please AVOID IT. I had a slipped and cracked L5-S1 vertabra and had

bone taken from my hip and fussed 3 vertaba togeather. I also had to have three

6 " rods and 6 screws to hold the rods and vertabra in place. I had to have this

operation due to a Harley accident. I hit a car broadside going 50 miles per

hour, he did not see me. He pulled out in front of me. My operation was not a

question of should I have it done it was have to case or my spinal cord would

have been severed. My operation was done as a emergancy . I now have " Failed

Back Syndrome " a very cronic condition that will never go away. One can look up

this condition on WebMD and you will read what a back operation can leave you

with. Now I know some people have miner operations and feel good after but a

major invacive operation can leave you in more pain than not having surgery .

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