Doubts

[knotreel]

Ricky, congrats on making your decision, I know you will be happy with the results. Remember it will that a couple of months after activation for it to be useful unless you are highly movitaved ( able to ignore pain). These thing REALLY work. Which one will you get?
Ron

[aa2120]

Thanks Ron. I will get the AMS 700 LGX. I get a little discouraged reading about the problems people have on this site, but I realize that it is not representative of all the people that get implant. Stats show that over 80% are happy with results and use them. I like those odds. Also, I am moving ahead because I am not sure that Medicare will always be paying for these things. These would be a easy thing to cut out even thought in total they probably are not a big part of Medicare's costs.

Ricky

[Minnesota]

1 out of 5 people are dissapointed? Are you choosing the specific model or is the doctor assisting this choice?

[dmikesaw]

Be skeptical of the 80% happiness/satisfaction figure. It is biased, becuase it is put forth by people with a vested ($$) interests: implant manufacturers, hospitals, doctors, researchers, etc. Also, it all depends on how you define happy/satisfied, I suppose. In some ways the implant is better than no implant, but in other ways it is not as good............. Just my two cents worth..........

[aa2120]

Minnesota the dr said that for me theLGX would work the best. I have no reason to second guess him. The 4out of 5 implantees that are happy with results sounds reasonable based on the forums I have been one. The guys that are unhappy are more likely to be on these forms

Mike thanks for the warning. At least it will bring my expectations down.

[dmikesaw]

Yes, hope for the best, but be prepared for something less than that...........

That way, you won't be as crushed as I am with a less than anticipated result................

Good luck!