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Has anyone looked into filing a lawsuit against these companies, doctors for lying to us.? I read the reviews and not many have good results. I had mine in for a year and I was shocked, felt like a burning sensation and slipped three inches to where I couldn't sit down on one side.
I could keep going on what this device did to me and this needs to end.
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Seafarer123 bradley_08701
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I had a Nevro HF10 implanted in June 2018. Generally speaking I haven't had any serious issues with it. I've gotten a fair degree of pain relief from it but not as much as I would have hoped.
What kind of issues did you have with yours?
tamra73559 bradley_08701
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good luck with that. although it sounds like a good idea, and i wish it was possible, these drs get monetary benefits from these companies, and to bring a suit against them, you'd also have to include the manufacturer. i don't think either one would flip against the other.
i have a dr appointment in sept to see if i can get mine out. i had it put in, in 2015. i had good luck at first. i haven't turned it on, nor charged it in months. the unit is off, the battery is dead, and i have a constant buzzing in my lower back, and down my legs. i thought since it wasn't working, i could get by without having it removed if i wasn't using it, but i cant stant it anymore.
I had a titanium disc, with a cage above it, put in, in 2006. it was revealed after, that my dr was putting screws in people that were not medical grade. they were coming from a machine shop in california, and the drs were getting kickbacks like free vacations on private planes. the screws started breaking in half in people. some patients were able to get their records to see if they had the fake screws used. they were coming from a place called Spinal Solutions. my dr has lost his medical license, and there is a class action lawsuit against him, and others that were involved in this, but as far as i know, its going slowly. you can google Cully White and see how much progress has been made.
Good luck to you!
bradley_08701 tamra73559
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I know....so far i can't get anybody to work on it. It makes me so mad that I was in so much pain and their running to the banks and I can barely walk. I went through all the pain and the Regional Manager for Nevro, said, if he were my representative from the start, he would of never recommended this device from the start.
I had two fusions fail because the screws broke and they put in longer screws...so they said. This was in Colorado.
Good luck to you!
tamra73559 bradley_08701
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oh my! that would scare the heck out of me if i had two screws break! You really had no choice but to let them go back in and replace the screws. My drs suggestion to me, after my surgery was deemed a failure, was that he could go back in and "tighten" the screws. All i could vision at the time, was my husband doing home repairs, and he always has a tendency to "over tighten" everything, until he strips the screws!
I wish i would have done more research before i had my SCS implanted. But, after 8 yrs at a pain management clinic, and more steroid injections than i can even count (which, i found out are not approved by the FDA to be done in your back, and i refused any more) this subject came up, and i felt it might be my last chance at a somewhat "normal" life. One thing i found out after, is how many people had successful trials done with the leads, then had the paddle implanted in surgery, and they were never informed that was being done till the day of. i have talked with so many people in support groups that this had happened to, and the majority had nothing but problems with the paddle. I started doing research and found out that out of all things implanted in a persons body, spinal cord stimulators had the highest rating of malfunctioning! Due, partly, that since they were first approved by the FDA ...i think in the 60's .... no further, or updated studies have been done on the performance of any of the newer devices.
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After my first response to you about my dr that lost his license, I decided to research him again since it's been awhile. It looks like he may have his license back and is practicing again. I need to check into this more! And since I've been bedridden from the pain for the last two years, I have lots of time to do it!
Take care!
jackie56101 bradley_08701
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Hi Bradley,
I had hip surgery, and from that surgery I now have sciatic nerve damage. Anyway I had back surgeon refer me for consultation for stimulator I did my research and the reviews were not good so I didn't go through with it thank god. I agree with you these devices seem to cause more problems than help people I don't know what you signed before you had the stimulator implanted or what problems your having I would look into having the stimulator removed.
Let us know how your doing and good luck
Jackie
bradley_08701 jackie56101
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Hi Jackie,
i had mine removed in February. I had the paddles implanted....they had to cut away the muscle and scar tissue from the device that was implanted 2 years. I'm very happy you didn't go through with the surgery.
jackie56101 bradley_08701
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Hi Bradly,
glad you had that taken out ouch! sound's painful. yes I'm glad I didn't have it implanted.
foxy32222 bradley_08701
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Hello,
I won't pretend to know everything about your stimulatorHowever, I have had mine for almost 2 years and I at first had to mentally get use to the feel of it, and where it help me, which took me about 6 months to learn how to control the monitor control. Yes, I have read all kind of issues. But to me, it seems you may need, if you haven't had it already, is to have it adjusted and programmed again. My issues was learning the controls of the monitor. One thing I do know with your problem is. you may need to have the battery adjusted, and you may need to replace it, That's all I know.
I wish you the best, I use my daily.
bradley_08701 foxy32222
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Hello Foxy,
I'm so happy you're getting relief from the stimulator. I was beyond help as I found out later. My pain management doctor at the time said it would change my life....it did for the worse. My third fusion failed because the surgeon nicked my L5 nerve with his scalpel causing nerve damage. He told me that it was temporary and 10 years later I'm still dealing with the situation..
I had my Nevro surgery, p the first doctor F__ked it up....the battery pack dropped 3 inches pulling out the lead wires From there I got a new surgeon that replaced the battery and put in the paddles. After this was done I was in a 24/7 ....level 9 pain and after a year and a half they removed the device. After going through hell the regional manager for Nevro said to me that he would of never recommended the stimulator for me because I wasn't a good candidate.
So Foxy, I suffered with the stimulator but again I'm so happy for you that you get relief.