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07-22-2014, 01:13 PM | #1 | ||
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One month, two days post Boston Scientific Precision Spectra spinal cord stimulator implant, I had already on two occassions seriously misplaced the remote.
I am the typical old widow woman who lives alone by circumstance, so there is no, "Hey honey, have you seen the remote". I obviouly need a spare. Also a spare charged-up disc charger to take on trips (hopefully someday) would be convenient. I'm thinking a couple of hundred bucks for each, right? Maybe even five hundred dollars for the remote. I am already mentally budgeting the cost. So, I called the Boston Scientific (BS<--unfortunately choice of letters) rep who gave me the BS company number and was then provided a third party number. A pleasant woman told me that yes I could order a spare remote and a spare charger. Now I am reallly reallly excited!! Politely she says "I don't know how rich you are but the remote is two thousand dollars and the charger, not including the charging station is three thousand five hundred dollars." Alrighty then, at least I know that owning a spare is possible. |
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07-23-2014, 09:05 AM | #2 | ||
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07-28-2014, 02:00 PM | #3 | |||
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!!!! At that cost, I'd duct tape mine to my BUTT!
Yes! I said it! |
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07-29-2014, 08:52 AM | #4 | ||
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That would make it a trifle difficult to sit down.
I wonder if the Health Fund covers replacement remotes? Won't be game to ask them for a while considering how much they shelled out for the implant. Phil |
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07-29-2014, 10:00 PM | #5 | |||
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Hey Mims do you remember the key finder thingys they used to advertise? Is there a way you can attach one of those to your remote, but, then you have to remember where the other bit is to activate it... Or for a super cheap but possibly effective method visit a pet store and buy a cat leash. You can then attach the light brightly coloured cat leash to it so it's rather obvious to see with the lead trailing? I'm assuming there is a way to attach something to your remote in these instances. But I've just had a look at my remote and can see there is nothing that anything can be attached to. If yours is similar, maybe get some strong adhesive duct tape and wrap it round the cat lead and unit to keep them together. Cat leads are generally thin, light weight and BRIGHTLY coloured with pink, green or purple (no idea why so bright) and very distinctive. With one of those leads trailing your chances of finding it much much easier.
Our Nevro units are different to the Boston, Medtronic and St Jude's, in that we don't have to constantly adjust the levels. Also our remotes are ginormous in size, think TV remote and kinda hard to misplace Actually I wonder Phil n Wingy why you carry your remotes around with you? I rarely take mine anywhere far from the top of the chest of drawers (where it lives) have I missed out on some key instruction from the nevro rep? Maybe I'm supposed to carry it with me in case I have an accident and it needs to be turned off ? Anyway Mims, I have established a routine so once I've finished charging my unit in the mornings, I return the paddle charger to my bedside table, plug it in to recharge and when I go to bed at night I disconnect the paddle from the power source. That way my paddle charger is always fully charged up and ready to go once again every morning. It also means it's not in the kitchen or near other household items that can potentially drain the power. Last edited by PamelaJune; 07-30-2014 at 04:10 AM. Reason: Icons |
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07-29-2014, 10:09 PM | #6 | |||
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Phil, how much did your implant cost? I've never seen my bill...
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07-29-2014, 10:57 PM | #7 | ||
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07-30-2014, 07:48 AM | #8 | ||
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Thanks for the suggestions, especially those about your routine. Peace, Mims |
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07-31-2014, 06:25 AM | #9 | ||
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Also I love the beep noise it makes and the pretty lights are like having a little bit of Christmas with you at all times Wingy Last edited by Wingy; 08-01-2014 at 02:38 AM. |
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07-31-2014, 08:59 AM | #10 | ||
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