1.) Take it easy! Avoid strenuous activity, lifting heavy objects, bending, twisting and stretching
2.) Avoid putting stress on the lead. Be careful when getting into or out of chairs or the car.
3.) Use your external Test Stimulator as instructed to increase or decrease the stimulation level. The GREEN light should be blinking on your stimulator.
4.) Sense the stimulation at all times but not to where it's uncomfortable. Stimulation should be felt in the lower buttocks or anus or towards the front of the bladder/pelvic area. If the stimulaton has moved or you do not sense it in either of these areas, contact your physician's office.
5.) Make sure the "A" (amplitude) dial on the test box is completely turned OFF before unplugging the cable and that it remains off when plugging the cable back in.
6.) Medtronic recommends turning OFF your Test Stim box while you are operating a motor vehicle.
7.) Take antibiotics and pain medication as prescribed. Some pain at the site of the incision is normal.
8.) Maintain a voiding diary as accurately as possible.
9.) Wait for the urge to empty your bladder before you urinate. Try not to hold your urine.
10.) Report signs of infection, fever, tenderness, swellig of the incision site, foul smelling yellow drainage from the incision site. ( a small amount of drainage is normal).
11.) Call your Dr. or nurse if you have any questions
(information provided by Medtronics to me after my first procedure)
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