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@stuart Thank you for the quick reply!
This does cause me some concern. (I am about a month away.)
In my case, the doctor is using a third party anesthesiologist company to administer some kind of sedation. I have experienced this approach during a dental surgery. I'll know more when they call me before the procedure.
Interstim:
Like I said earlier, I have had good results from this. However, it does take getting used to, and in my case I had to have a revision about 18 months later. In all fairness to Medtronic, the remote programer device that you carry can be loaded with any 4 of the 99 programs. You can switch between the 4 programs currently loaded yourself and also change the amplitude/power. The sales rep can modify each of the 99 programs to different frequencies too. So you can find what works for you.
In the USA Medicare requires us to do a trial before going through with the implant. The way that works is the doctor inserts a wire into the skin and tapes it down. The wire is connected to a device that is also taped to your skin. You wear it for a period of time and report back on how it is working. If you don't see any benefit from the test you don't qualify for the implant. If they don't set the device correctly you won't notice a benefit; if they do get it right you can proceed. So, you might want to ask your doctor if you can do a trial.
This does cause me some concern. (I am about a month away.)
In my case, the doctor is using a third party anesthesiologist company to administer some kind of sedation. I have experienced this approach during a dental surgery. I'll know more when they call me before the procedure.
Interstim:
Like I said earlier, I have had good results from this. However, it does take getting used to, and in my case I had to have a revision about 18 months later. In all fairness to Medtronic, the remote programer device that you carry can be loaded with any 4 of the 99 programs. You can switch between the 4 programs currently loaded yourself and also change the amplitude/power. The sales rep can modify each of the 99 programs to different frequencies too. So you can find what works for you.
In the USA Medicare requires us to do a trial before going through with the implant. The way that works is the doctor inserts a wire into the skin and tapes it down. The wire is connected to a device that is also taped to your skin. You wear it for a period of time and report back on how it is working. If you don't see any benefit from the test you don't qualify for the implant. If they don't set the device correctly you won't notice a benefit; if they do get it right you can proceed. So, you might want to ask your doctor if you can do a trial.
