Day 5 after InsterStim Stage 1 surgery

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It has been a few days since I posted as I have been up and down with surgery to be totally honest.  It was not working so well at first.  I was not sure for the first couple days but the OAB and leaking was just not letting up and I was getting very frustrated.

I went to the doctor on Friday, 2 days ago, and he said “turn it up as much as you need too.”  I thought, “OK I can do that.”  “I was hesitant on turning the power up on the battery pack myself as I just was not sure how high was enough.

The rep that is in charge of monitoring my battery pack calls me almost every day and I told him on Thursday it was not working well and he did not call me back again til Friday.  He forgot to call me back Thursday but at least he did not Friday, so that is good.  He had me change some settings on the back panel, we had to do it twice on Friday.  The second time seemed to be the right adjustment.  I could feel it as soon as we adjusted it but it was/is not painful.  In fact I can’t feel it at all now and I have actually turned it up myself a bit more to get better results.

Since Friday evening it has been working a ton better.  I would say that I have hit the 50% better mark for the whole process.  They tell you that if the device works, even 50% better, from your normal bladder issues then they consider it a success.  That may not sound like much but when you have issues like I do, 50% can feel pretty darn good.

There are still some small issues but I am still playing with the adjustments and will hopefully have it down to a science come Tuesday.  If I am not 100% satisfied by Monday then we will postpone step 2 for another week so I can be sure.  Right now step 2 is scheduled for Tuesday Dec 7, 2010.  right now I am feeling more confident it will happen but 2 days ago I was not so we will see.

Just a note:  If you are considering this make sure you believe everyone that says, DO NOT drive with it.  Oh boy that was a joke.  I drove myself to the doctor on Friday and had 3 kids in the car and I had to sit sideways.  Good thing I am only 1 block away from my doctor!  Won’t do that again with the external pack, my hip was sore!

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2 Responses to Day 5 after InsterStim Stage 1 surgery

  1. tawna6988 says:

    Oops I accidently marked your comment as spam but it let me publish it too so hope it does not screw up any future comments.

    After the scar tissue grows areound the internal battery then I should be able to without any pain at all, well so they say and I have read.

  2. Mrs. Organic says:

    Once they put the pack under the skin, will you be able to drive more comfortably?

    I am so glad to hear it's working better.

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