cardiactec Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 So I went and saw the GI surgeon about the neurstimulator for gastroparesis and the malfunctioning issues it was causing.........the first thing he did was turn the device on again and told me to come back in if it started causing all the weird spasms and pain. within four minutes of him turning it back on, and THIS TIME he had set it at a lower frequency/voltage, my whole left abdominal region started spasming. he said he'd never seen this kind of thing happen with one of these devices and had to turn the device off and get on the phone with medtronic (The company that manufactures these devices). ..............he believes for some reason the device to be short circuiting and creating electrical potentials in parts of my abdominal muscle, causing the twitching and pain.............................so the device was turned off again and i'm now in limbo waiting to hear back from the GI surgeon, after he talks to medtronic, to see what the next step is.............the GI surgeon told me he suspects another surgery most likely is in order to fix the issue. argh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat57 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 bummer!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Oh my goodness. I'm so sorry! How very frustrating. I hope that once all of this gets fixed that the device will help you a lot and that the pain you're going through now will be worth it. Meanwhile, keep hanging in there. What else can you do, huh?! Hugs,Rachel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia3 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 WOW!!! This must be horrible for you.Hope they can FIX things...geez...nothing like feeling like a guinea pig...I can't even imagine.Thought you had an answer to some problems only to cause new ones.Sending healing thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliegee Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Oh Angela,What a nightmare! I hope the thing is malfunctioning so that you can still still hang on to the hope that this will eventually help. I am sending healing prayers your way. You must be losing oodles of weight by now. Hang in there.Hugs-Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hi,What an ordeal. I hope the situation will be settled soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewatcher Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 God bless you, that really stinks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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