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Have your Medtronic rep check your system again. I was getting shocked too

about a year ago & they determined that the impedments were off. they did an

exploratory surgery & discovered that the extentsion wires were fractured. the

wires were replaced & no problems since then. Good Luck.

Trish

Unexpecting Shocks

From: " zoo762 " <zoo762@...>

Hi Everyone...

I have actually been a member now for a few months but have not

written or responded to any threads as of yet. I just got my Stim

put in on March 26th. I love it even with the problem I am going

through right now. I had a wonderful trial and permanent placement

surgery went great as well. The problem I am having is that 1 1/2

weeks ago I woke up and felt what I though was slight numbess around

the Stim battery. As the day went on, they were getting stronger and

it was shocks. I though possibly one of the probe wires came loose.

It started feeling like a cattle prod was back there. Pn Mgmt had me

come over right away and did a diagnostic check on the Stim and it

was fine. Lucky for me there was a medtronic rep there and they

contacted medtronic as well. After going through all their questions

medtronic had the rep press on the battery and it did shock me once.

The doctor came in and did the same and it shocked me. They think

that possible it is up against the sciatic nerve. Great!!! Has this

happened to anyone else? They put me on steriods to take care of any

swelling that might be inside and stated there was a good chance I'd

have to go back into surgery to have the battery placed in another

place. I finished the steriods and they had gotten lighter and less

frequent so I told them on Friday to wait it more to see what

happens. This afternoon they started coming back on stronger again.

If surgery is the only way, I will do it as the Stim has helped me

out 80% and I am only taking 1/4 of the pain meds I was taking prior

to the surgery. I was told sometimes this happens in the first

couple of weeks post surgery as fluid can build up in the pocket, but

there is no fluid and they said my surgery several months ago so that

should not happen. It puzzles me why this just started.

Thanks,

zoo762

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Hi Everyone...

I have actually been a member now for a few months but have not

written or responded to any threads as of yet. I just got my Stim

put in on March 26th. I love it even with the problem I am going

through right now. I had a wonderful trial and permanent placement

surgery went great as well. The problem I am having is that 1 1/2

weeks ago I woke up and felt what I though was slight numbess around

the Stim battery. As the day went on, they were getting stronger and

it was shocks. I though possibly one of the probe wires came loose.

It started feeling like a cattle prod was back there. Pn Mgmt had me

come over right away and did a diagnostic check on the Stim and it

was fine. Lucky for me there was a medtronic rep there and they

contacted medtronic as well. After going through all their questions

medtronic had the rep press on the battery and it did shock me once.

The doctor came in and did the same and it shocked me. They think

that possible it is up against the sciatic nerve. Great!!! Has this

happened to anyone else? They put me on steriods to take care of any

swelling that might be inside and stated there was a good chance I'd

have to go back into surgery to have the battery placed in another

place. I finished the steriods and they had gotten lighter and less

frequent so I told them on Friday to wait it more to see what

happens. This afternoon they started coming back on stronger again.

If surgery is the only way, I will do it as the Stim has helped me

out 80% and I am only taking 1/4 of the pain meds I was taking prior

to the surgery. I was told sometimes this happens in the first

couple of weeks post surgery as fluid can build up in the pocket, but

there is no fluid and they said my surgery several months ago so that

should not happen. It puzzles me why this just started.

Thanks,

zoo762

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yes, yes, yes !!

this did happen to me and i had my medtronic fitted in march also,

the 4th actually, although th shocksdid settle down of their own

accord and i now have great control over the pain, not as much as i

imagined i wou;d have, but good control none-the-less

karl , uk contingent of the group

stay well, stay with it,, and remember,,, fall 7 times--but get up 8 !

> Hi Everyone...

>

> I have actually been a member now for a few months but have not

> written or responded to any threads as of yet. I just got my Stim

> put in on March 26th. I love it even with the problem I am going

> through right now. I had a wonderful trial and permanent placement

> surgery went great as well. The problem I am having is that 1 1/2

> weeks ago I woke up and felt what I though was slight numbess

around

> the Stim battery. As the day went on, they were getting stronger

and

> it was shocks. I though possibly one of the probe wires came

loose.

> It started feeling like a cattle prod was back there. Pn Mgmt had

me

> come over right away and did a diagnostic check on the Stim and it

> was fine. Lucky for me there was a medtronic rep there and they

> contacted medtronic as well. After going through all their

questions

> medtronic had the rep press on the battery and it did shock me

once.

> The doctor came in and did the same and it shocked me. They think

> that possible it is up against the sciatic nerve. Great!!! Has

this

> happened to anyone else? They put me on steriods to take care of

any

> swelling that might be inside and stated there was a good chance

I'd

> have to go back into surgery to have the battery placed in another

> place. I finished the steriods and they had gotten lighter and less

> frequent so I told them on Friday to wait it more to see what

> happens. This afternoon they started coming back on stronger

again.

> If surgery is the only way, I will do it as the Stim has helped me

> out 80% and I am only taking 1/4 of the pain meds I was taking

prior

> to the surgery. I was told sometimes this happens in the first

> couple of weeks post surgery as fluid can build up in the pocket,

but

> there is no fluid and they said my surgery several months ago so

that

> should not happen. It puzzles me why this just started.

>

> Thanks,

>

> zoo762

>

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Thanks Karl and Trish,

I had a fluoroscopy done this past Thursday. The shocks seem to have

gotten better after taking all the steriods, but last Sunday they

started back up and spread to the hip and pelvis area on the right

side. That is the side the transmitter is on. I still get good

coverage for my pain and won't give up the stimualtor, but these

shocks are getting horrible. My doc noticed the transmitter came

through all the cushion (I call it FAT) and is just right under the

skin surface. He thinks this may have an impact on it. Started me

back on Neurontin in hopes this will help. He said it should take

about 30 days until the Neurontin starts taking effect. Until then,

I have to keep a close eye on it. The next step if this does not

work or the trinsmitter breaks through the skin will be to move it to

another place. That will not guarantee it will happen again though.

Right now, I'm just praying the Neurontin ends up helping, though I

hate being on as I gained 125 lbs when I was on it a few years ago.

But it was an extreme high dose back then and now with the

stimulator, I am able to do more walking and moving around than I was

able to back then.

zoo762

>

> Have your Medtronic rep check your system again. I was getting

shocked too about a year ago & they determined that the impedments

were off. they did an exploratory surgery & discovered that the

extentsion wires were fractured. the wires were replaced & no

problems since then. Good

Luck.

> Trish

> Unexpecting Shocks

> From: " zoo762 " <zoo762@...>

>

> Hi Everyone...

>

> I have actually been a member now for a few months but have not

> written or responded to any threads as of yet. I just got my Stim

> put in on March 26th. I love it even with the problem I am going

> through right now. I had a wonderful trial and permanent placement

> surgery went great as well. The problem I am having is that 1 1/2

> weeks ago I woke up and felt what I though was slight numbess

around

> the Stim battery. As the day went on, they were getting stronger

and

> it was shocks. I though possibly one of the probe wires came

loose.

> It started feeling like a cattle prod was back there. Pn Mgmt had

me

> come over right away and did a diagnostic check on the Stim and it

> was fine. Lucky for me there was a medtronic rep there and they

> contacted medtronic as well. After going through all their

questions

> medtronic had the rep press on the battery and it did shock me

once.

> The doctor came in and did the same and it shocked me. They think

> that possible it is up against the sciatic nerve. Great!!! Has

this

> happened to anyone else? They put me on steriods to take care of

any

> swelling that might be inside and stated there was a good chance

I'd

> have to go back into surgery to have the battery placed in another

> place. I finished the steriods and they had gotten lighter and less

> frequent so I told them on Friday to wait it more to see what

> happens. This afternoon they started coming back on stronger

again.

> If surgery is the only way, I will do it as the Stim has helped me

> out 80% and I am only taking 1/4 of the pain meds I was taking

prior

> to the surgery. I was told sometimes this happens in the first

> couple of weeks post surgery as fluid can build up in the pocket,

but

> there is no fluid and they said my surgery several months ago so

that

> should not happen. It puzzles me why this just started.

>

> Thanks,

>

> zoo762

>

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