Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Hi all, Well my appointment with my neurosurgeon went well this afternoon.....got the staples out which feels great....have to take to extra easy for the next week because the last time my incision opened after the staples came out and I ended up having them put back in for an extra week - don't want a repeat of that....freaked my boss out a bit which was funny because it happened at work - was just sitting at my desk and she walked by and noticed I was bleeding....she actually mentioned it to me yesterday = don't think she wants a repeat! My medtronic rep got me all reprogrammed - still can't get my lower back but we consider my revision a success because I have coverage in my left leg now which was the main reason for this time.....my dr is not too concerned with the numbness that I have in my left side right now...said that he thinks that when he removed all the bone he needed to in order to make the room needed for the larger lead that maybe it irratated the nerves....doesn't bother me but I wanted him to know about it and make sure it was noted in my chart. I have been having some burning of the skin in my back but he thinks that was just skin irratation because I am sensitive to adhesives and the staples as well caused some of it....said to call next week if I still have that problem going on. We did not bother making a follow-up appt because as he put it if there is any problem he knows that I will get on the phone to him. My medtronic rep turned on all if my electrodes, she gave me 3 programs - one with all 16 electrodes on and then the other two give me access to my legs separately....she also gave me access to all the programming so I can play with it to get things the way that I like it....the rep that was in on my surgery was told by my rep to give me access to everything but he did not listen to her and only gave me access to the voltage....so at this point it is just a matter waiting and just taking it easy to recover and see where my pain levels even out to be. Not too much else to report at this point....off to take my evening meds and relax in front of the television so I can be off to bed at a decent time because it is off to work in the morning! Take care everyone! C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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