3 weeks ago on this blog I documented the trial of the stimulator (look under medical). Today was the day to have the surgery. All went well with the procedure and I’m home already.

The surgery took longer than expected and I had to be awake for everything except the battery implant. Not going to keep anything from anyone, it was a very painful, uncomfortable morning but I was prepared for that.

Why talk about this on the dhadm blog? It’s as much part of me as my spinal stimulator and it’s really cool technology. The use of electrical stimuli is becoming very common.

I will keep posting in regards to my implant. So far, so good.

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1. #1 POSTED BY No Staples, Spinal Stimulator Implant In Place » Blog Archive » Dragon Head Almost Destroyed Me, Aug 29th, 2007 11:35 am

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2. #2 POSTED BY Ziggy, Oct 8th, 2007 4:51 pm

   Where is your pain? What was the result? From what I read, It seems to work for lower back pain, mine is in the neck area.

3. #3 POSTED BY jackie blankenship, Nov 1st, 2007 6:36 am

   I had a Medtronic Stimulator implant in 1997 for severe occipital head and cervical neck pain. It did create a distraction from the pounding headaches and neck pain .However I began to have discomfort under my arm where the battery was and requested to have the device removed .I was told that my insurance company would have a fit if they removed it since it cost so much to put in.In any event I suffered with lymph nodes swelling and breast pain/chest pain for another 3 years.This year I developed a severe infection under my arm that ran the track of the wires going to my head.I was hospitalized with a high fever and the next day my NEW pain Dr.removed the entire device.According to him the wires in my neck and head had broken in many pieces and apparently the tissue irritation caused the ending infection.
   My final thoughts~ take your meds,injections but I would never have th