Just call me Dr. Beth

The red spots on the bandaging is where the wires were put in Doug's back, then taped to his back as they traveled to the connections into the leads.
The little holes where the wires were put in are down towards the bottom of the picture. Where the bend in the wire is is where it came out of his back and that end was connected to the lead connection and then to the stimulator. I couldn't believe how long it was in his spine.

Yesterday Doug called Dr. Chapman to see if he could come down to the city to get the wires pulled out of his back. It has been a week since they were put in. The test period has been awesome. A true miracle. But now he is very anxious to shower and the tape and lead conections taped to his back are keeping him from getting much sleep and driving him crazy. (He is just getting tired and cranky) Dr. Chapman is in conference all day and unavailable. When he finnally called back last night he said that I could go ahead and take out the wires. "They should just come right out, but don't be alarmed if they keep coming and coming. They are in Doug's back about a foot." A FOOT? You've got to be kidding! ......No he wasn't kidding. I pulled them out slicker that slick, came right out. I was amazed. Doug couldn't feel the first one on his left side come out. But the one on his right side smarted a bit. His back is sore today, but was able to sleep alot better. He was so excited to get into the shower and relished the moment for at least 30 minutes. We will be headed back down to the city on Wed to see the Dr. He will check out his back and then we will see about scheduling the permanent implantation. The Stimulator company tech, Larry will be there to let us know how it is going with the insurance company. They really don't want to pay for this spendy procedure. We will keep you posted.