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Anyone had Spinal stimulator removed? Replaced?
Spine Health | Last Active: Jan 8 7:15pm | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
I SO UNDERSTAND!! I had my trail SMS put in and it was AMAZING. RELIEF.. BUT THEN…..
came the permanent SMS placement and the unbearable pain just as you described began. It gets better, Just days after placement I had pain so bad in my neck I could barely move it, but I wasn’t being treated for neck pain. JUST LIKE YOU we could never get the correct setting. Then the kicker, I received an electric shock twice within about a week. My doctor, the SMS rep, and SMS company were all notified about what happened back in November of 2022.
I was told my device was defective and needed to be replaced by my doctor after testing was completed.
It is March of 2023 and I still have the device in me.
It has been turned off since November of 2022 and like you said my pain is worse then before before the device was permanently
placed and now I pain in I never did before, which I have informed my doctor of.
So I am hoping we both find help soon.
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They need to remove it . Don't let them because of there cut back they get on the stimulator to stop them from taking it out for test is what happened with me he wanted me to just turn it off and leave it . I refused and so did my infectious doctor said also . He argued with the infections doctor he did not want ti take it out . I was told by a nurse I knew that he didant want to cause of his kick back from the company that makes the stimulator it is like 30.000 dollars or more for them they get a commission on every one . Make your doctor take it out or get another doctor who will is my suggestion. I wish you the best threw all of it for I litterally know your pain 😔❤️