I am new to this site and have an extremely frustrating situation. I was in a boating accident in 2004 that severely damaged the entire upper left side of my torso. After spending 2 weeks in intensive care out of state until I was able to travel back home and 5 weeks out of work, my primary doctor immediately referred me to a pain specialist. The permanant damages I was left with could not be cured by surgery. After exhausting any and all options over the course of years to remedy my pain issues (there are 3 different diagnosis for the permanant damages), I tried the stimulator, and the pain pump was the only other option for me to get the best pain relief. This is my dilemma.

In Oct 2011 I finally had the pain pump implanted. If any of you have the pump, you know the pump requires ongoing forever maintenance from your pain doctor. In January 2012 I discovered the pump had been FDA Class I recalled in June 2011. When I called my the doctor to address this with him, he would no longer take my calls. His "office" denied any knowledge of the recall, but I couldn't get the doctor to take my call or call me back. I was forced to get my primary doctor and the insurance involved and I had to move to another doctor. The experience I had with doctor 2 was devastating to say the least. I became quickly apparent he didn't want me as a patient. I felt desperate. I won't go into details, but after 2 1/2 months with dealing with him, I again had to work with my primary, who again had to refer me to another pain doctor, which is now outside our group. Dr. 3 sits on the California Board and immediately questions why I'm at doctor 3 and I had to explain to him my treatment from Dr. 1 and Dr. 2. He told me that he understood what was going on... Dr. 1 and Dr. 2 were pervious partners. He also said that I have a "ticking timebomb" in my body and must immediately get my pump replaced.

I can't get an attorney to take this on because the pump hasn't injured me "yet"... I feel so desperate.....Has anybody dealt with a situation like this before???