Hi Bill
Interesting Story.
I wonder, does this device actually relieve the pain in the back?? Did not see the results in the article. I'm not trying to make a joke out it. But would like to get rid my back pain. But, $17,000 bucks. Hmmm.
George
When Dr. Meloy presented this to a staff meeting we all found it a bit humorous as well as interesting. Now it's in the mainstream press. WXII12.com - Health - Device Helps Women Achieve Sexual Pleasure
... In 1998, Meloy put an implant in a patient's spine to treat her constant back pain. It works by using a hand-held remote. But when he was adjusting the electrodes to give her more pain relief, she had an orgasm. "When she caught her breath she said 'you are going to have to teach my husband how to do that.' I have to say, at first we just had a laugh. It wasn't until a day or so later when I was talking to a colleague of mine, a gynecologist, who laughed too but he said a lot of women have a problem like this and if you can treat it, you should explore it," said Meloy ...
The way Dr. Meloy tells the story in person is a bit more complex. It seems that when he 'hit the spot' with the electrode she started moaning big time and he thought the procedure was causing a lot of pain, but she refused to tell him what she had been feeling. Later on she told somebody from the clinic staff (a nurse, I think) about having the orgasm and wanting to have her husband learn how to 'do that'. One of his associates told me that he initially refused to discuss the subject because he found the whole thing a bit uncomfortable. Later on he found out how interested people were. He has apparently turned into quite the speaker on this subject.

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