After the testing phase (T1)
A radiography is carried out D+1 post-operative.
Patient returns at home on the second day with a specific protocol and a prescription for dressing materials. Showering is forbidden throughout the entirety of the testing phase.
After the permanent implant (T2)
The bandages are simple (back + backside / back + abdomen)
A control radiography is realized on D+1.
The ETP is pursued.
A “Card Carrier”, certificates, and IMD (Implanted Medical Device) will be given to you once you get out.
Follow-ups take place at D+15, 3 months later, 6 months later, and one year later, and as often as the patient asks. That follow-up will, from then on indefinitely, cover the device’s settings, your therapeutic education and achieving objectives in term of pain management. Patient follow-up is multi-disciplinary, as pain is multidimensional. It involves the pain center, the implanter, the reeducation doctor, the physical therapist, the psychologist, or the psychiatrist.
Risks and complications
The surgery is short (1H30 to 2 hours), minimally invasive, and entirely reversible. It presents few risks (hemorrhages, infection, hematoma) or neurological risks.
Risks linked to the rare material: disconnections, lead migration, battery turning over, allergic reaction to the implanted devices, …