Hi,

I had a pain stimulator implant in 2008 and it worked great for the targeted area for a while. I recently had everything taken out so MRI's could be done and then they put a new IPG with paddles in the epidural space. Because the new paddles didn't work for my migraines and neck pain, they did help my shoulder and limbs, I had a modification to treat two more areas. With the new areas the battery isn't working as expected so the relief is minimal. Now they are playing with programming and if that doesn't work I may need either a second small battery or a replacement to a bigger battery like the one I had in the first place. While looking for answers I see the company that makes my stimulator is having big problems. I trusted them because they did a good job the first time and the rep. is awesome but I should have done my research, they were bought out a few years ago and seem to have continuous problems (search FDA recalls before you pick).