To all you "pumpsters" who have had their pump replaced. I see my physiatrist next week, and I will definitely bring it up with her, but wondered how long you went between replacements.
I think when I got the pump they said 7 years, but I vaguely remember that number being changed especially if you happen to have one of the "recalled" models (which mine is.) First of the year I'll be heading into my 6th year. I checked on the Medtronics site and it gives the definitive answer of "4-7 years."
I wanted to do some planning for next year, and if I'm coming due, I'll need to know how they determine and when it's to be done.
I'm pretty sure I only have to have the pump replaced, crossing fingers and toes on that one. One of my revisions, when the pump moved, I had to have both incisions again, but the other revision, I only need the abdominal incision. As you all know, the abdominal incision is a lot easier to deal with than the back and abdominal one...at least that's what I found.
So tell me how you, your physiatrist, and neurosurgeon determined the optimum time for replacement....I definitely don't want to wait till I hear the beeping, LOL. (however I did read that you had 90 days after the beeping started to get it replaced, and in the meantime you'd be driven insane by the intermittent beep. )
I think the recall was because the batteries in certain models were failing early. I tried to get them to change it out my pump the last revision I had, because the recall was in effect then, but Medtronics said that wasn't their policy...can't fight "city hall" I guess.
I think when I got the pump they said 7 years, but I vaguely remember that number being changed especially if you happen to have one of the "recalled" models (which mine is.) First of the year I'll be heading into my 6th year. I checked on the Medtronics site and it gives the definitive answer of "4-7 years."
I wanted to do some planning for next year, and if I'm coming due, I'll need to know how they determine and when it's to be done.
I'm pretty sure I only have to have the pump replaced, crossing fingers and toes on that one. One of my revisions, when the pump moved, I had to have both incisions again, but the other revision, I only need the abdominal incision. As you all know, the abdominal incision is a lot easier to deal with than the back and abdominal one...at least that's what I found.
So tell me how you, your physiatrist, and neurosurgeon determined the optimum time for replacement....I definitely don't want to wait till I hear the beeping, LOL. (however I did read that you had 90 days after the beeping started to get it replaced, and in the meantime you'd be driven insane by the intermittent beep. )
I think the recall was because the batteries in certain models were failing early. I tried to get them to change it out my pump the last revision I had, because the recall was in effect then, but Medtronics said that wasn't their policy...can't fight "city hall" I guess.
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