http://minnesotaindependent.com/30633/patients-head-to-dc-to-lobby-for-right-to-sue-medtronic News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://minnesotaindependent.com/30633/patients-head-to-dc-to-lobby-for-right-to-sue-medtronic/comment-page-1#comment-53114 David JOnes Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:28:04 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=30633#comment-53114 to whom this may concern, i am currently a patient who has a medtronic device inplanted in feb. 06. in oct 06 for no apparent reason i suffered unneccasary shocks 3 times in a 20 hour period. i contacted my cardiolgist who in turn had me come in to have in checked, at that time they checked the device and i was told 3 different versions of what had happened #1 the device was sensing something that was not actually happening,#2 the lead needed to be moved to another location and #3 the lead needed to be changed. that day they turned the device off and i underwent another surgery to correct whichever reason was true. since that occurance i have severe pain in my joints thrughout my body. and now at my last visit to the cardioligist he has suggested that we may look into replacing the device with a pacemaker. i truely feel someone is reponsible for the pain i still suffer, i currently have to take pain medication daily to take the edge off the pain in my joints. respectfully david Jones Madison Mo. to whom this may concern, i am currently a patient who has a medtronic device inplanted in feb. 06. in oct 06 for no apparent reason i suffered unneccasary shocks 3 times in a 20 hour period. i contacted my cardiolgist who in turn had me come in to have in checked, at that time they checked the device and i was told 3 different versions of what had happened #1 the device was sensing something that was not actually happening,#2 the lead needed to be moved to another location and #3 the lead needed to be changed. that day they turned the device off and i underwent another surgery to correct whichever reason was true. since that occurance i have severe pain in my joints thrughout my body. and now at my last visit to the cardioligist he has suggested that we may look into replacing the device with a pacemaker. i truely feel someone is reponsible for the pain i still suffer, i currently have to take pain medication daily to take the edge off the pain in my joints. respectfully david Jones Madison Mo.

]]> http://minnesotaindependent.com/30633/patients-head-to-dc-to-lobby-for-right-to-sue-medtronic/comment-page-1#comment-28142 Sprint Fidelis Lead Recall: Patients converge on Capital Hill for right to sue Medtronic | Beasley Allen Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:25:27 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=30633#comment-28142 [...] FDA approval hurts you, that’s like giving a corporation a license to hit and run,” Levine told The Minnesota Independent. “What’s really crazy is now there are two laws. The Supreme Court has said that people like me [...] [...] FDA approval hurts you, that’s like giving a corporation a license to hit and run,” Levine told The Minnesota Independent. “What’s really crazy is now there are two laws. The Supreme Court has said that people like me [...]

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