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Originally Posted by fils
Thanks for the responses!
She as it "installed" on Sept 16th and just recently had the shocking experience.
I'll have to verify, but i think it's doing it even while off. I told her to just let the battery drain and not recharge it in the meantime.
We finally got somewhere by speaking to the Medtronics rep and they have an emergency surgery scheduled to remove the unit. She asked them if they found anything wrong while she's under if they would just fix it instead of removing it. They say yes but who knows what theyll really do.
He also states he is the only qualified doctor to examine the unit. Which I find very hard to believe in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Saying something to the effect of "since he put it in, he's the only one that can remove it"
From what we can tell the shocks seems to be fairly random.
I'm not sure on the specifics but this is all part of a workers comp case in which she was robbed and beaten while at work. So I'm not sure how much we'd have to argue in order to get authorization for a second opinion.
Just wish there was an easy fix!
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Surely, you Mom has a Workers Comp lawyer working her case as I do. Ask them regarding the second opinion, which, given the seriousness of the situation should be admissable. Workers Comp is often fraught with at least second opinions when the Carrier wants to dispute the opinion of the original doc they will demand a second opinion by a Department Independent Medical Examiner, aka DIME. The corollary should easily be doable, just to make sure for your Mom that the procedure is necessary, appropriate, therapeutic, and possibly even a fix. Next call to your Mom's lawyer, and if she doesn't have one, then it takes only a call to some trusted lawyer you do know to find the right tiger to be in your corner.
Really,
For your Mom's betterment,
Caring,
Mark56
