Felicia
After 15 years of chronic back pain, Felicia knew something wasn’t right
When she felt numbness in her right leg, she rushed to the emergency room at HCA Lake Monroe Hospital in her hometown of Sanford, FL. X-rays revealed that one of her vertebrae was protruding from her spinal column. Felicia needed spinal fusion surgery fast.
“The thing that really struck me is that someone actually came to my house, showed me how to navigate the ActaStim, how to change the batteries and how to set up the app,” said Felicia, 55, a resident of Sanford, FL. “I did not expect that the level of service from a medical device company would be so exceptional.”
Just a few days after her successful operation, Felicia was fitted with ActaStim: the only spinal fusion bone growth stimulator that combines clinically proven therapy, continuous wearability and actionable, daily patient insights to support healing via a smartphone app.
Felicia credits the ActaStim Sync app for keeping her on track for a successful recovery by documenting her progress in real time on her smartphone and relaying it to her medical team.
She also said ActaStim’s slim design made it easy to wear comfortably and discreetly anywhere, including to bed.
Felicia has come a long way from the days when she struggled to walk from her apartment down the hallway to the elevator. “The idea that this device was integral in my healing process, during my spinal surgery recovery journey, gave me hope. I had a head start in my recovery,” Felicia said. “I’m over 50 and I don’t heal like a 20-year-old. So, a little device helped me get to my new normal much more quickly.”
“The thing that really struck me is that someone actually came to my house, showed me how to navigate the ActaStim, how to change the batteries and how to set up the app. I did not expect that the level of service from a medical device company would be so exceptional.”
“I’m able to do so many things more comfortably now.”
These days Felicia is undergoing physical therapy each week, as the numbness is gone, and her pain has been significantly reduced. She is even walking longer distances each day and has started working out at the gym.
“I’m able to do so many things more comfortably now,” she said. “Is the pain gone? No. Is it a lot better? Absolutely. I’m striving to gain the best quality of life I can.”
Felicia is planning to go on a Mediterranean cruise next year and feels that with ActaStim and her continued therapy, she’ll be able to do everything she used to do while traveling.
“I want to be able to walk the entire ship because those ships are like small cities,” she said with a laugh. “I want to be able to take in the sights and do all the things I haven’t been able to do in years.”
