I had an Abbott pain stimulator installed this year, I am 3 months in and not only am I in more pain but it seems it was the tech’s responsibility for a failure to correctly manage pain. On my last visit to the second post op visit with pain management and the Abbott Rep, they set my unit to the burst program on number 12. Not given clear instructions on how to set it I just left it on the setting that the Rep set it on.
3 months having the unit off and on I have developed nerve pain in a very embarrassing part of my body( If you know what I mean) I went back and told the pain Doc and a different Rep. the nerve pain issue that has literally altered my life, from my sleep and intimacy. They took a live X-ray of my back and said the lead wires were in the right spot but they were very much stumped on my constant nerve pain. After the X-ray the other Rep. that was not there at surgery , stopped me outstide and asked me question. The thing I told her was that I concluded the unit is hurting me .
When I turn it on I begin to have new places it burns very bad. Now it is painful all of the time. The Rep. told me to set the controller to 3 be cause 12 is way to high. Then she made a comment about stimulators set to high can burn nerves.I believe that is what has happened and now I have the same burning day and night with the unit off. I have an appointment to talk about where we go from here. If damage has been done because of the stimulator , it will be coming out and we will be talking what can be done . I would say between the Rep and the unit itself , there is some things needed to be said and done, not sure what that will entail. Has anyone had these issued????